Acarologia (2005) 45, 287-289

M. Keshavarz Jamshidian, B. Hatami and A. Saboori (2005)
Biology of brown mite, Bryobia rubrioculus (Acarl Tetranychidae) in Baraghan Region of Karaj (Iran)
Acarologia 45 (4), 287-289
Abstract: The biology of Bryobia rubrioculus (Scheuten) (Acari: Tetranychidae) was studied on black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) trees in an orchard of Baraghan in 2003 and also under laboratory conditions at 22 ± 1°C, 70 ± 5% RH and 16L: 8D photoperiod. The activity of overwintering eggs began in early April and produced 3 generations per year. In the laboratory, the mean time for development from egg to egg took 35.22 ± 1.21 days for females. The average preoviposition, oviposition and postoviposition periods were 3.16±0.65, 13.2±0.71 and 0.8±0.27 days respectively.
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Database assignments for author(s): Alireza Saboori

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Bryobia rubrioculus	Prunus (other fruit tree species)	Iran