The influence of temperature on developmental time and body size of Aceria tosichella (Bachelor project)
PI: Kamila Karpicka-Ignatowska
Co-investigators: Anna Skoracka (supervisor), Lechosław Kuczyński, Alicja Laska
Description: The goal of the project is to estimate the developmental time of the phytophagous mite Aceria tosichella (wheat curl mite, WCM MT-1) in temperatures ranging from 15 to 33°C and the analyze the relationship between temperature and asymptotic body size of WCM MT-1. For this purpose we have developed a novel method of rearing eriophyoid mites on in vitro cultures. The results will enable the estimation of functional relationships between ambient temperature and time of development and morphology.
Results:
Karpicka-Ignatowska K., Laska A., Kuczyński L., Rector B.G., Lewandowski M., Puchalska E., Skoracka A. 2019. A novel experimental approach for studying life-history traits of phytophagous arthropods utilizing an artificial culture medium. Scientific Reports, 9, 20327, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56801-4
Karpicka-Ignatowska K., Laska A., Rector B.G., Skoracka A., Kuczyński L. 2021. Temperature-dependent development and survival of an invasive genotype of wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella. Experimental and Applied Acarology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-021-00602-w
