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JOURNAL OF STORED PRODUCTS RESEARCH
卷 44, 期 4, 页码 335-340出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2008.02.011
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predator-prey dynamics; lower development threshold; grain store; Cheyletus malaccensis; Acarus siro
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- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic [0021622416]
- [MZE-000-2700603]
in stored grain, the predatory mite Cheyletus spp. may be used to control the pest mite Acarus siro. The efficiency of control depends on many factors, particularly ambient temperature. In this study we investigated the effects of temperature and initial prey density on the prey-predator system under laboratory conditions. Ratio-response models were fitted to estimate the efficiency of control for three temperatures. At 15 degrees C a 90% reduction of A. siro was achieved by releasing nine Cheyletus malaccensis individuals into a population of 100 A. siro individuals in 1 kg of grain. At 20 degrees C, 90% reduction required seven C. malaccensis individuals and at 25 degrees C, it required three C. malaccensis individuals. Without the predator the intrinsic rates of increase of A. siro populations increased with temperature and were highest for an initial density of 100 individuals, revealing some form of positive interaction among A. siro individuals during food processing. The intrinsic rates of increase of C. malaccensis populations also increased with temperature and decreased with increasing density of the predator, presumably as a result of interference competition among predators. At 15 degrees C the rate of increase for A. siro was higher than that for C. malaccensis, while at higher temperatures it was the other way around. Lower developmental thresholds were 10 degrees C for A. siro and 13.6 degrees C for C. malaccensis. In order to find when an artificial release of C. mulaccensis is most efficient we simulated a population increase of A. siro using temperature records from one grain store. In Central Europe this type of biological control can be efficient only when the predator is released at the beginning of storage, i.e. in September and October. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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