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Biology of the spider mite Eotetranychus egypticus Abdel-Rahman, Ibrahim and Ibrahim (Acari: Tetranychidae) Infesting Citrus Fruits in Egypt with Description of its Immature Stage

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The life cycle of the citrus fruit spider mite Eotetranychus egypticus Abdel-Rahman , Ibrahim & Ibrahim averaged
13.9±2.97 days for female and 15.3±1.1 days for male at laboratory conditions of about 25oC & 60% R.H.
Egg incubation, and total immature stages period averaged 5.7±0.45 & 8.6 ± 2.66 days for female and 5.8±0.43 &
9.5±1.3 days for male. Oviposition period averaged 13.6±1.37 days during which average female laid 25.4±2.19 eggs
with a daily rate 1.9±0.27 eggs. Adult female and male longevity averaged 17.3±0.88 and 8.6±1.28 days respectively.
Larva, protonymph and deutonymph were described and illustrated for the first time.

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10.21608/ajesa.2009.4959

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Tetranychidae, Eotetranychus egypticus, biology, Morphology, immature stages

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Sohier

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Abdel-Rahman

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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Abla

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Ibrahim

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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Ibrahim

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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3

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834

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2009-01-01

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2018-01-14

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2009-01-01

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7

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1687-4633

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2090-3790

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Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology

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Biology of the spider mite Eotetranychus egypticus Abdel-Rahman, Ibrahim and Ibrahim (Acari: Tetranychidae) Infesting Citrus Fruits in Egypt with Description of its Immature Stages

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22 Jan 2023