Does the moon influence the predatory activity of mites?

Experientia. 1992 May 15;48(5):530-2. doi: 10.1007/BF01928182.

Abstract

Periodicity in predatory activity was observed in overwintered females of Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Chronobiometrical analysis revealed that an approximately circabiseptan (about-14-day) rhythm is statistically significant, with a striking depression around the full moon.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Mites / physiology*
  • Moon*
  • Periodicity*
  • Predatory Behavior / physiology*