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A new rearing cage for spider mites
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Key Words:oxalis spider mite, rearing cage, new device
Abstract:

Based on a review of existing methods and apparatus for individual and quantitative rearing of spider mites, a new rearing

cage, specifically designed for Tetranychina harti (Ewing) and its host plant, Oxalis corymbosa DC, was developed. The new

cage is designed and produced to overcome certain shortcomings in other rearing systems, such as a mismatch in temperature

and humidity between the leaf surface (where mites live) and the ambient, temperature and humidity of the commonlyused

rearing method of “detached leaves on wet substrates”. In addition, it alieviates the inconvenience of regular microscopic

observation of mites on fixed leaves, using liveleaf methods. The new rearing cage achieved good results in trials. The

design can be used also as reference for the rearing of other spider mites or small insects.

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