Acaricidal Activity and Chemical Characterization of Helichrysum bracteatum and Salvia officinalis Leaf Extracts Against Tetranychus urticae and Its Predator, Stethorus gilvifrons (Coccinellidae) [PDF]
This study presents an attempt to evaluate the acaricidal activity of the two medicinal plants, Helichrysum bracteatum L. (Asteraceae) and Salvia officinalis L.
Said Allam +2 more
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Population dynamics of some economically phytophagous mites in fig orchards in Egypt with their chemical control [PDF]
Fig trees are one of the most economically important fruit crops in Egypt. The current research aimed to study the population dynamics and chemical control of some phytophagous mites associated with fig orchards in Tanan village, Qalubia governorate ...
Ashraf Elhalawany +3 more
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A New Species, New Synonymy and a New Record of Eriophyoid Mites (Acari: Eriophyidae), From Egypt [PDF]
A new eriophyoid mite species, Heterotergum zaheri sp. nov. from Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf (Rhamnaceae) is described and illustrated. This mite is vagrant in the tender apical shoots (between hairs) and on the lower surface of young leaves.
Ashraf Elhalawany
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High-Definition Optical Coherence Tomography for the in vivo Detection of Demodex Mites [PDF]
Background: Demodex mites are involved in different skin diseases and are commonly detected by skin scrape tests or superficial biopsies. A new high-definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) with high lateral and axial resolution in a horizontal ...
Sattler, E. +4 more
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Phytoseiulus persimilis is an important biological control agent, commercially produced worldwide. To increase understandings of its reproduction, herein we provided quantitative descriptions of the inflation and deflation of its spermathecae as a ...
Jia-le LÜ +4 more
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Insecticidal Activity of Commercial Oil and Petroleum Ether Extract of Clove Buds (Syzygium aromaticum) on Some Stored Grain Pests [PDF]
This study aimed to evaluate the insecticidal activity of commercial clove oil and clove petroleum ether extract (Syzygium oromaticum) on the adults of rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzne (L.); cowpea beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus (F.); red flour beetle ...
Mariam Sadek +2 more
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The sejugal furrow in camel spiders and acariform mites [PDF]
Camel spiders (Arachnida: Solifugae) are one of the arachnid groups characterised by a prosomal dorsal shield composed of three distinct elements: the pro-, meso- and metapeltidium.
Kr\ufcger, Jessica +4 more
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Effect of three fig cultivars and temperature on the biology and life-table parameters of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) [PDF]
The effect of three fig cultivars Ficus carica L. (i.e., Adsi, Black michan, and Sultani) at three constant temperatures of 22, 27, and 32 °C, 70% RH, and 12 h photoperiod on the developmental duration and reproductive rate of the two-spotted spider ...
Seham Ezz El-Dein +2 more
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Laboratory and Semi Field Evaluation of Garlic Aqueous Extract as Acaricide Against Two Tetranychid Mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) [PDF]
The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), and the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval), are two of the most important mite pests of different host plants in Egypt. These mites are spreading rapidly
Zeinab Ghareeb +3 more
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higger mites are parasitic hexapod larvae belonging mainly to the family Trombiculidae, which cause dermatitis (known as trombiculosis or trombiculiasis) in many animal species, including humans. Species of medical and veterinary importance belong to the
Domenico Otranto +1 more
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