A model of the biological control of Acarus siro by Cheyletus eruditus (Acari: Acaridae, Cheyletidae) on grain

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Authors	PEKÁR Stanislav ŽĎÁRKOVÁ Eva
Year of publication	2004
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Journal of Pest Science
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
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Field	Plant diseases, weeds and plant protection
Keywords	model;mites
Description	The aim of the study was to develop a stage-structured within-patch model describing predator-prey interactions of Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank) and Acarus siro L. on stored grain. Parameterisation of the model was done using data from the literature. Due to considerable variance in these data statistical methods were used to extrapolate the parameters. Results of the simulations were compared with the experimental control of A. siro by C. eruditus on wheat. It turned out that all life-history studies of A. siro yielded overestimated parameters leading to unnaturally rapid population growth of A. siro on grain.
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