SURVEY OF SOIL MITES IN CERTAIN NEWLY RECLAIMED REGION IN EGYPT WITH REFERENCE TO Laefaspr‘s astronomicus AS BIO-AGENT AGAINST ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 31, Issue 10, October 2006, Page 6789-6798 PDF (134.02 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2006.235335 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. H. Ashoub,1; M. H. Mowafi2; M. A. Nawar1 | ||||
| 1Department of Plant Protection, Nematology Unit. Desert Research Center. Cairo, Materia, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Department of Agricultural Zoology and Nematology, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo. Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| 'This investigation was canied out to survey mites collected from certain regions of North Sinai Peninsula, Northwestern Coast and Siwa Oasis. Results indicated that survey proved the occurrence of 48 species belonging to 31 genera and 19 families where gasmid mites ranked the first as it included the highest numbers (37 species) followed by actinedid mites (5 species), oribatid mites(5 species) and acaridid mites(one species). Concerning Leafaspis astronomicus (Koch) that was recorded from North Cost region reared on Rhabdifis scanica Allgen and Meioidogyne incognifa (Kofoid 8. White) Chitwood at 25°C, prey species affected duration. fecundity and feeding capacity of this predator. Generally, R. scanica was more suitable prey for L. astronomicus comparing with M. incognifa. However, female consumed an averaged 140.8 and 27'20 juveniles of M. incognifa during immature and adult stage, respectively. Thus L. astronomicus can be considered as biological agent against M. incognifa. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| biological agent; Meloidogyne incognifa; Lealespis astronomicus; predator; soil mites; survey | ||||
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