V práci je nastíněn jiný pohled na potravní specializaci půdních roztočů (která se projevuje jako značná) - pohled mikroanatomický, prováděný histologickou metodou, a to včetně fluorescenční a konfokální mikroskopie. Jako parametry se využívají: obsah trávicí soustavy, její aktivita dle sekrece enzymů, přítomnost hemocytů i extraintestinálních vnitřních bakteriálních těles, kultivace mikroorganismů z homogenátu a působení získaných bakteriálních enzymů na potravu, jmenovitě na vláknité půdní houby., This study examines the feeding habits of soil saprophagous mites from the point of view of microanatomy, using not only the histological method but also fluorescence staining and confocal microscopy. The research looks at a combination of the following factors: the alimentary tract, including its contents and secretion enzyme activity; the presence of hemocytes as well as internal extraintestinal bacterial bodies, all supplemented by purification of bacteria from the mite homogenate; and the impact of extracted bacterial enzymes on soil fungi., and Jaroslav Smrž.
The effect of different host plants on Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) body size was investigated. Thrips from three different populations, from the Netherlands, Italy, and USA, achieved greater body sizes when reared on cucumber than on bean. The same thrips grew larger when reared on susceptible than on resistant cucumber. On the latter, reproduction was reduced, suggesting that smaller thrips have a lower reproduction. However, no evidence was found for a correlation between size and reproduction in experiments with thrips from four different populations, from the Netherlands, New Zealand, France, and USA that differed significantly in body size. Also when individual thrips from the four populations were tested, there was no correlation between size and reproduction. It is concluded that resistant cucumber affects both size and reproduction of F. occidentalis. However, lower reproduction in general is not associated with smaller body size., Willem Jan de Kogel, Domenico Bosco, Marieke van der Hoek, Chris Mollema, and Lit