Mite fauna (Acari: Prostigmata, Mesostigmata, Astigmata) of coniferous plants in Turkey

Authors : Şerife BAYRAM, Sultan ÇOBANOĞLU

Pages : 279-290

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Publication Date : 2007-08-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Pest and predatory mite species were surveyed on coniferous plants in Turkey between 1999 and 2003. Forty seven plant samples were collected from different localities in Turkey. Twenty three mite species belonging 7 families were identified. They are: Blattisocius tarsalis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Berlese); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ascidae);; Acaropsis sollers Rohdendorf, Cheletogenes ornatus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Canestrini & Fanzago); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Cheyletidae);; Amblyseius andersoni insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Chant);, Amblyseius armeniacus Arutunjan & Ohandjanian, Amblyseius kadzhajai Gomelauri, Anthoseius recki insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Wainstein);, Anthoseius involutus Livshits & Kuznetzov, Anthoseius tranquillus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Livshits & Kuznetzov);, Anthoseius bagdasarjani Wainstein & Arutunjan, Typhlodromus cotoneastri Wainstein, Typhlodromus andrei Karg insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Phytoseiidae);; Oligonychus coniferarum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(McGregor);, Oligonychus milleri insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(McGregor);, Bryobia drummondi insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ewing); Pritchard & Baker, Bryobia praetiosa Koch insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Tetranychidae);; Cenopalpus lineola insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Canestrini & Fanzago);, Cenopalpus sipinosus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Donnadieu);, Pentamerismus oregonensis McGregor, Pentamerismus taxi insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Hailer);, Aegyptobia tragardhi Sayed insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Tenuipalpidae);; Tyrophagus perniciosus Zachvatkin insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Acaridae); and Glycyphagus ornatus Kramer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Glycyphagidae);. T. andrei, O. milleri and P. oregonensis are new records for Turkish acarofauna. Pinus nigra Arnold was the most preferred and populated coniferous host plant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76.16 %); while Picea pungens Engelm was rarely populated by mites insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(0.39 %);. O. coniferarum insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17.32 %);, C. lineola insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12.20 %); and O. milleri insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.81%); were the most frequent pest mite species, while A. bagdasarjani, A. tranquillus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5.11%); and A. involutus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.54 %); were the most common predatory species
Keywords : Prostigmata, Mesostigmata, Astigmata, Coniferous plants, Turkey