Seasonal activity of millipedes (Diplopoda) – their economic and medical significance
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2012, Vol 19, Issue 4
Abstract
The millipede [i]Brachydesmus superus[/i] Latzel, [i]Polydesmus inconstans[/i] Latzel (Diplopoda: Polydesmida) and [i]Kryphioiulus occultus[/i] C. L. Koch (Diplopoda: Julida) were collected from compost in gardens in Lublin, eastern Poland. Collections were made by using pitfall traps between April – September 2009 and 2010. Brachydesmus superus, [i]Polydesmus inconstans[/i] and[i] Kryphioiulus occultus[/i] play a significant role in composting of plant residues.[i] Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus[/i] Wood and [i]Ommatoiulus sabulosus[/i] Linnaeus (Diplopoda: Julida) were collected manually in 2009-2011 in fallows and ruderals of Lublin and Kraków. [i]C. caeruleocinctus[/i] and [i]O. sabulosus[/i] caused considerable nuisance during mass occurrence and migration in human residences. The sex ratio has been determined for populations of [i]C. caeruleocinctus,[/i] total sex ratio average 1:1.46. The number of females prevailed. Millipedes of the temperate climate have two peaks in the spring and autumn pattern of activity of the year. Both common species [i]C. caeruleocinctus[/i] and [i]O. sabulosus[/i] were analysed bacteriologically. The millipede [i]Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus[/i] transmits [i]Citrobacter freundii, Pantoea agglomerans, Serratia marcescens, Raoultella planticola, Salmonella arizonae[/i]. The millipede[i] Ommatoiulus sabulosus [/i]transmits[i] Citrobacter freundii, Pantoea agglomerans, Raoultella planticola[/i] and [i]Xanthomonas maltophila.[/i]
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Grzegorz Kania, Teresa Kłapeć
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