Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of mites in flat storage containing wheat

dc.contributor.author	Palyvos, NE	en
dc.contributor.author	Emmanouel, NG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:47:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:47:13Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.issn	03342123	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02981336	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/3465
dc.subject	Acaropsis docta	en
dc.subject	Caloglyphus berlesei	en
dc.subject	Cheyletus polymorphus	en
dc.subject	Distribution	en
dc.subject	Seasonal abundance	en
dc.subject	Stored-product mites	en
dc.subject	Tyrophagus putrescentiae	en
dc.subject.other	Acari	en
dc.subject.other	Caloglyphus berlesei	en
dc.subject.other	Cheyletus	en
dc.subject.other	Polymorphus	en
dc.subject.other	Triticum aestivum	en
dc.subject.other	Tyrophagus putrescentiae	en
dc.title	Seasonal abundance and vertical distribution of mites in flat storage containing wheat	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02981336	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The present study was carried out in a flat storeroom in central Greece, filled with approximately 60 tons of newly harvested wheat, in order to evaluate the population dynamics of stored-product mites and their predators in connection with horizontal and vertical distribution. At 15-day intervals, from July 2000 until March 2001, three replicates were taken from each sampling point at depths of 0-40, 40-80 and 80-120 cm, with a partitioned grain trier. The sampling points were divided into two zones, namely, central and peripheral. Air temperature, relative humidity, grain moisture and grain temperature were recorded during the sampling period. Twenty-four mite taxa were found, the dominant species being Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Acaropsis docta (Berlese). The numbers of these species varied significantly in the two zones and at the three depths. More individuals were found in the center compared with the periphery of the wheat bulk, and at the surface of the bulk than at greater depths. The highest mite population densities for the total mite species were recorded during October-November and after the middle of January.	en
heal.journalName	Phytoparasitica	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	34	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02981336	en
dc.identifier.spage	25	en
dc.identifier.epage	36	en