Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt
Abd El-khalik, A., Afifi, H., Abo-Zaed, A. (2024). Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 18(1), 39-50. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2024.404109
Asmaa Reda Abd El-khalik; hosnea Afifi; Amal Abo-Zaed. "Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 18, 1, 2024, 39-50. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2024.404109
Abd El-khalik, A., Afifi, H., Abo-Zaed, A. (2024). 'Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 18(1), pp. 39-50. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2024.404109
Abd El-khalik, A., Afifi, H., Abo-Zaed, A. Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 18(1): 39-50. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2024.404109

Occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips, and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology
Volume 18, Issue 1, 2024, Page 39-50  XML PDF (759.31 K)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2024.404109
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Authors
Asmaa Reda Abd El-khalik email orcid 1; hosnea Afifi2; Amal Abo-Zaed3
1Cotton and Field Crops Mite Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre.
2Cotton and Crop Field Mites Department, PPRI, ARC, 12611, Dokki, Giza,
3Cotton and Field Crops Mite Department, Plant Protection
Abstract
This work deals with the occurrence and seasonal abundance of mite species, thrips and spiders associated with garlic crop at Qalubia and Beni-Suef governorates, Egypt during the 2023–2024 season. Eight mite species belonging to eight genera and seven families from four mite groups as well as one insect, Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thripidae), were collected. Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Rhizoglyphus robini Claparédè (Acaridae) was the most common mite species found in all inspected materials at both locations, followed by the eriophyid bulb mite Aceria tulipae (Keifer) (Eriophyidae). Tyrophagus putrescentiae has one peak at the end of Feb. at Beni-Suef governorate; however, at Qalubia governorate, it has two peaks during mid-Dec. and mid-Feb. The bulb mite, R. robini has two peaks in mid-Nov. and late Jan. at Beni-Suef governorate; while at Qalubia governorate, it has one peck in mid-Jan. Aceria tulipae reached its peak (194.0 individuals/ cm2) late in Jan. at Beni-Suef governorate; while at Qalubia governorate, it has two peaks (193.6 and 355.5 individuals/ cm2) in late Dec. and late Feb. 2024, respectively. For the spiders, 12 species in 12 genera and six families were found on garlic plants at the two governorates. Families Philodromidae, Salticidae, and Theridiidae are the most dominant over the two governorates.
Keywords
Allium sativum; ecology; phytophagous mites; predatory mites; thrips; true spiders
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