Determination and seasonal abundance of mite predators of the house fly eggs in Cairo and Giza, Egypt.
Mite predators on the house fly eggs were collected from manure in two slaughterhouses in Cairo and Giza for 2 successive years. Macrochelidae, Parasitidae and Uropodidae were generally collected in that order of abundance. Macrochelidae was represented by 3 species: M. mascaedomesticae (Scopoli), M. merdarius (Berlese) and Glyptholaspis confusa (Foa). Parasitidae and Uropodidae were represented by P. consanguineus (Oudemans & Voigts) and U. (Fuscuropoda) Marginata (C.L. Koch), respectively. The macrochelid and parasitid species generally attained their highest populations in winter and/or spring from December to May. However, the highest populations of the uropodid species were reached mainly in late spring, summer and autumn from May to October.
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Hammad
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt; D006793:Houseflies / Q000469:parasitology*; D008372:Manure; D008925:Mites / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons
D008372:Manure