Observations on the feeding behaviour of Hypoaspis miles (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)

Omran Ali; P. Brennan

doi:10.11158/saa.5.1.5

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Omran Ali,^1,2 P. Brennan¹

¹Department of Environmental Resource Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
²Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Omar Al-Mukhtar, P.O. Box 919, El-Bieda, Libya

Abstract

The predatory mite Hypoaspis miles feeds on Lycoriella solani larvae (Diptera: Sciaridae) and Acarus siro (Acari: Acaridae) by cutting into the cuticle of the prey with the chelicerae. Portions of soft material are then extracted and crushed into a semi-liquid state before being sucked into the alimentary canal of the predator. H. miles has never been observed consuming sclerotized parts of the prey but sometimes kills several prey before consuming any one of them. H. miles adults were observed to survive for 7 to 8 weeks without food.

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Omran Ali and P. Brennan "Observations on the feeding behaviour of Hypoaspis miles (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae)," Systematic and Applied Acarology 5(1), 41-43, (1 July 2000). https://doi.org/10.11158/saa.5.1.5

Accepted: 1 March 2000; Published: 1 July 2000

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