Arthropods in nests of the sand martin (Riparia riparia) in South Slovakia
1994
Kristofik, J. | Sustek, Z. (Slovenska Akademia Vied, Bratislava (Slovakia). Ustav Zoologie a Ekosozologie) | Gajdos, P.
The arthropods in abandoned nests of the sand martin in 2 localities in South Slovakia are analysed. They are represented mostly by species penetrating into the nests from the immediate surroundings more or less occasionally, or seeking a suitable cover for wintering there. There are 3 abundant components of the nest fauna with a close relation to the nests: the mites represented by the species Hypoaspis lubrica, Androlaelaps casalis and Dermanyssus hirundinis, fleas represented almost exclusively by Ceratophyllus styx and predators represented only by the species Haploglossa nidicola. The abundance of mites and fleas on one hand and of Haploglossa nidicola on the other exhibits the typical features of the predator/prey relationship, in the individual nests and over time. All major groups of the nest fauna exhibit 2 abundance maxima in the winter period.
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