Predatory Mite Fauna Associated with Some Agricultural Pests at Beheira Governorate, Egypt | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2023, Page 331-334 PDF (750.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2023.236813.1179 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Hend A. El-Nasharty 
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| Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University. Zagazig, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A study was conducted during 2021 and 2022 years to throw some light on the incidence of predatory mite fauna associated with some agricultural pests attacking seven host plants in Kom-Hammada District, Beheira Governorate (West Delta), Egypt. A total of thirteen mite species belonging to families Phytoseiidae, Cheyletidae, Stigmaeidae and Bdellidae were identified. They are listed along with their preys from phytophagous mites, insects and plant habitat in which they were collected. The most dominant collected species were the phytoseiids Typhlodromips swirskii Athias-Henriot; Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot; Euseius scutalis Athias-Henriot and Typhlodromus pyri Prichard. The dominance of these mites were detected. They can be considered potentially useful in suppressing the associated prey mites and insects. The phytoseiid Neoseiulus bakeri Hughes; the stigmaeid Agistemus exertus Ganzoles and the cheyletid Hemicheyletia bakeri Ehara were less dominant implying that their impact on prey population is less important. The remaining collected mite species were rare. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Acari; predatory mites; phytophagous mites; biological control | ||||
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