ديناميكية مجتمعات مفترسات الحلم نباتي التغذية في بعض بساتين الليمون في محافظة اللاذقية، سورية

Abstract EN

This study was conducted to monitor the population dynamics of phytophagous mite predators in three lemon orchards at different sites in Lattakia Governorate, Syria: Lattakia, Salloren, and Ein-Albeda, from April 2011 until March 2013.

Three species of phytoseiid predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were collected from lemon leaves: Euseius stipulatus (Athias-Henriot), Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) and Iphiseius degenerans (Berlese).

The highest densities of these predators were recorded during spring.

Two predatory insects were also recorded: the coccinellid predator Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant) which was abundant during several months in autumn, winter and spring, and the predator Conwentzia psociformis (Curtis) which was abundant during March and April.