Abstract
Dendrolaelaps neodisetus (Hurlbutt) completed its development in 144 to 312 h at 25°C. Longevity of adults ranged from 14 to 105 days for females and 11 to 113 days for males. After a preoviposition period of 1 to 2 days, females laid an average of 3.38 ± 0.47 eggs per day, with a maximum of 68 for any individual. Hatching varied from 48 to 168 h. Larval and protonymphal instars lasted 24 to 120 and 24 to 96 h, respectively. Some individuals remained in the deutonymphal (phoretic) stage for 6 to 119 days, whereas others molted to adults after 24 to 96 h. All active instars preyed on nematodes
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KINN, DN. 1984. “LIFE-CYCLE OF DENDROLAELAPS-NEODISETUS (MESOSTIGMATA, DIGAMASELLIDAE), A NEMATOPHAGOUS MITE ASSOCIATED WITH PINE BARK BEETLES (COLEOPTERA, SCOLYTIDAE).” Environmental Entomology13 (4): 1141–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/13.4.1141.