Abundance and Diversity of Soil Mites (Acari: Gamasida & Oribatida) in Mango Orchards in Ismailia Region, Egypt | ||
| Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||
| Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-36 PDF (3.34 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2021.163504 | ||
| Author | ||
| H. M. El-Sharabasy | ||
| Plant Protection Dept.. Faculty of Agric., Suez Canal Univ., Ismailia, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The relative abundance of gamasid and oribatid mites inhabiting soil and litter in mango orchards was investigated in Ismailia region, Egypt. Soil and litter samples were collected from August 2008 to July 2009. Totally, 6057 individuals of gamasid and oribatid mites were found in the collected soil and litter samples. The collected mites belong to 34 mite species and I 8 families. Gamasida was represented by 20 species of 2212 individuals, while Oribatida was represented by 14 species of 3845 individuals. Gamasid mites were generally dominated by Parasitus zaheri Hafez and Nasr in the soil samples, while in the litter, seven species were influent and the others were recedent. Oribatida comprised 63.48% of total mites collected and dominated by six species in both soil and litter. The highest population density of soil mites was recorded in winter months compared with summer months. Biotic and abiotic factors affecting abundance of soil mites were discussed. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Soil mites; Gamasida; Oribatida; Abundance; Diversity; Seasonal variations; lsmailia | ||
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