Sobrevivência do ácaro Acarophenax lacunatus (Cross & Krantz) (Prostigmata: Acarophenacidae) na ausência de alimento

Abstract

-The ability of a natural enemy to tolerate starvation increases its chances to survive in the absence of food, what is an important factor for its success in storage grain environment. The objective of the present work was to assess the survival of Acarophenax lacunatus (Cross & Krantz) in the absence of food. The experiment used individualized physogastric females of A. lacunatus