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Pests |
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Frequent pests in bulbous plants
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Bulb mites can cause a lot of damage in the bulbgrowing industry. In
particular during the multiplication of bulbs and their culture. Thanks to
the predatory mite Hypoaspis aculeifer an effective biological
control is recently possible.
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Biology - Bulb mites
(Rhizoglyphus robini) |
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Bulb mite (Rhizoglyphus robini) is a highly frequent pest
in bulbous plants. It is a small and slowly moving mite. It is a
brown coploured mite growing to 0.3 to 0.6 mm in length with a
spherical shape and brown coloured legs and jaws. The development
rate depends on the temperature. At 16°C, it takes ca. 40 days to
develop from egg to egg and only 12 days at 27°C. |
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Beneficials |
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Hypoaspis
aculeifer |
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| The predatory mite Hypoaspis aculeifer is an
effective biological control agent against bulb mite. |
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Responsibility and
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