This is the second part of a survey mite lifespans initiated last year (Zhang & Fan 2021). series was launched to collect information on lifespan and related data across taxa, with aim stimulate more research both patterns mechanisms aging The first covered other life history for Oribatida, Winterschmidtiidae, Eriophyoidea, Tydeidae, Anystidae, Cheyletidae Blattisociidae provides surveys th...

Phthorimaea operculella is one of the most important pests causing damage to stored potatoes. In this work, effect temperature (at 10, 20 and 30 °C) on predation pest eggs by Blattisocius tarsalis was studied in laboratory. addition, three predatory release rates two densities under microcosm conditions. The results showed that B. maintains its capacity at low temperatures (10 °C), obtaining an...

A new species of Blattisocius Keegan, Blattisocius thaicocofloris n. sp., is described from Thailand from adult females and males, raising to 18 the number of species known in this genus. This is the first species of this genus described from flowers (of Cocos nucifera L.; Arecaceae), although two species, Blattisocius apis Basha & Yousef and Blattisocius apisassociae Chinniah & Mohanasundaram,...

edaphic mesostigmata are important, because these feed on arthropods and other invertebrates which may affect on natural equilibrium position of oter living micro-organisms. in order to study the fauna of mesostigmatid mites, samples of soil, litter were collected from different parts of esfahan region. mites were extracted by means of berlese funnel, cleared in lactic acid and mounted with hoy...

Abstract Background The predatory mite, Blattisocius mali Oudemans (Mesostigmata: Blattisociidae), feeds on various species of storage mites such as Tyrophagous putresentiae (Schrank). In this study, life table parameters and consumption rates B. were determined when fed the eggs larvae T. putrescentiae prey under laboratory conditions. Results Based age-stage two-sex analysis, total pre-ovipos...