Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq
Najim, S., Jabbar, H., Mahdi, B. (2024). Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq. EKB Journal Management System, 7(7), 113-120. doi: 10.21608/ajwe.2023.353155
Shurooq Abdullah Najim; Hussain Ali Jabbar; Basil Yousuf Mahdi. "Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq". EKB Journal Management System, 7, 7, 2024, 113-120. doi: 10.21608/ajwe.2023.353155
Najim, S., Jabbar, H., Mahdi, B. (2024). 'Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq', EKB Journal Management System, 7(7), pp. 113-120. doi: 10.21608/ajwe.2023.353155
Najim, S., Jabbar, H., Mahdi, B. Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 7(7): 113-120. doi: 10.21608/ajwe.2023.353155

Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq

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Volume 7, Issue 7, 2024, Page 113-120  XML PDF (940.54 K)
Document Type: المقالة الأصلية
DOI: 10.21608/ajwe.2023.353155
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Authors
Shurooq Abdullah Najim1; Hussain Ali Jabbar2; Basil Yousuf Mahdi2
1Department of Ecology , College of Science, University of ‎Basrah , Iraq
2Department of plant protection, Basrah Agriculture ‎Directorate, Iraq
Abstract
The red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier,1790), is the main pests on palm trees, adult of this pests were collected from infested field in Safwan city, Basrah province south of Iraq . During an investigation on phoretic mite associates of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus(Olivier,1790), two genus of Uropodid mites deutonymph have been attached by anal pedicel to body parts of adult red palm weevils were collected and identified as  Centrouropoda (Uropodidae), and  Uroovbovella (Urodinychidae), according to accurate taxonomic keys.The differentiations between two genus of mites were studied. The deutonymphs were examined and photographed by AM Scop camera installed on  light microscope , the insect were photographed by LEICA  microscope .The infestation symptoms were illustrated with pictures.
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