Thermal Requirement for Development of Sancassania rodionovi (Acari: Acaridae) on Mushrooms

The free-living mite species Sancassania rodionovi (Zachvatkin) (Acari: Acaridae), is a serious pest of mushrooms in Iran. Studies were conducted to examine the development of this mite in relation to temperature on two mushroom species: Agaricus bisporus Lange (button mushroom) and Pleurotus ostrea...

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Published in:Journal of economic entomology 2007-08, Vol.100 (4), p.1098-1103
Main Authors: Kheradmand, Katayun, Kamali, Karim, Fathipour, Yaghoub, Goltapeh, Ebrahim Mohammadi, Ueckermann, E. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acaridae
Acaridae - growth & development
Agaricus
Agaricus bisporus
Animals
Arachnida
Biological and medical sciences
biological development
button mushrooms
Control
degree-days
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Generalities
heat sums
Invertebrates
Linear Models
Models, Biological
mushroom pests
mushrooms
nonlinear models
oyster mushrooms
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
Pleurotus
Pleurotus ostreatus
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Sancassania rodionovi
storage mites
Temperature
temperature-dependent development
thermal constant
Thermodynamics
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Summary:The free-living mite species Sancassania rodionovi (Zachvatkin) (Acari: Acaridae), is a serious pest of mushrooms in Iran. Studies were conducted to examine the development of this mite in relation to temperature on two mushroom species: Agaricus bisporus Lange (button mushroom) and Pleurotus ostreatus Kummer (oyster mushroom). The developmental time of this acarid mite was studied at eight constant temperatures, ranging from 5 to 40°C, and developmental rates were modeled as a function of temperature. Sancassania rodionovi completed immature development in 17.35 ± 0.58 and 20.17 ± 0.88 d at 25°C on button and oyster mushrooms, respectively. When the mite fed on button mushroom, the rate of development increased gradually from 10 to 35°C. Using a linear model, the developmental zero was estimated to be 3.50°C with a thermal constant of 357.14 degree-days. The Logan 10, Briere 1, and Thermodynamic models adequately described the data for this mite and yielded R2 values >0.95; these models provided estimates of optimum temperature for development of 33.244, 32.145, and 32.148°C, respectively. Understanding the influence of temperature on development of S. rodionovi is discussed with respect to pest management in mushroom production.
ISSN:0022-0493
1938-291X
DOI:10.1603/0022-0493%282007%29100%5B1098%3ATRFDOS%5D2.0.CO%3B2