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Phytophagous and predatory mites inhabiting citrus trees in Assiut Governorate, upper Egypt
Other Title(s)
الحلم الضار و المفترس القاطن لأشجار الموالح في محافظة أسيوط، مصر العليا
Joint Authors
Musa, Sabir Fahim Mahmud
Abd al-Jayyid, Abd al-Jayyid Salah
Najm, Muhammad Walid
al-Iraqi, al-Sayyid Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid
Hilal, Taha Yusuf
Source
Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 1 (28 Feb. 2017), pp.173-181, 9 p.
Publisher
Assiut University Faculty of Agriculture
Publication Date
2017-02-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mites play an important role in citrus production whether as pests or beneficial predators.
Based on published works, about 149 identified mite species representing 39 families were previously reported from citrus orchards in Egypt.
Field surveys were conducted fortnightly from October 2014 to February 2016 in twenty-eight citrus orchards of eight districts in Assiut Governorate, Egypt to determine the species composition of phytophagous and predatory mites.
Also, the incidence and distribution of the most important species were reported.
Samples were taken from plant leaves, buds and fruits.
The citrus brown mite, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) (Tetranychidae), the red and black flat mite, Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939) (Tenuipalpidae) and the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks, 1904) (Tarsonemidae) seemed to be the most common phytophagous species found in citrus orchards.
Several predatory mite species of numerous families were also recorded, of these, Amblyseius swirskii Athias-Henriot, 1962; Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) pyri Scheuten, 1857 (Phytoseiidae) and Agistemus exsertus González-Rodríguez, 1963 (Stigmaeidae) were found to be the most abundant predatory species inhabiting the leaves of mandarin, lime and orange, while Cheletogenes ornatus (Canestrini and Fanzago, 1876) and Hemicheyletia bakeri (Ehara, 1962) (Cheyletidae) were observed mostly on the fruits.
Quantifying the presence of various predatory species inhabiting citrus trees will be an important step for pest mites control.
In subsequent studies these predators can be used in biological control programs
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abd al-Jayyid, Abd al-Jayyid Salah& Najm, Muhammad Walid& al-Iraqi, al-Sayyid Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid& Hilal, Taha Yusuf& Musa, Sabir Fahim Mahmud. 2017. Phytophagous and predatory mites inhabiting citrus trees in Assiut Governorate, upper Egypt. Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences،Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.173-181.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-878762
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abd al-Jayyid, Abd al-Jayyid Salah…[et al.]. Phytophagous and predatory mites inhabiting citrus trees in Assiut Governorate, upper Egypt. Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 48, no. 1 (2017), pp.173-181.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-878762
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abd al-Jayyid, Abd al-Jayyid Salah& Najm, Muhammad Walid& al-Iraqi, al-Sayyid Ali Muhammad al-Sayyid& Hilal, Taha Yusuf& Musa, Sabir Fahim Mahmud. Phytophagous and predatory mites inhabiting citrus trees in Assiut Governorate, upper Egypt. Assuit Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2017. Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.173-181.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-878762
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-878762