Mites recorded from insectary cultures in the Shiraz region of Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
The mites (Acari) associated with insectary cultures at three separate locations in the Shiraz region, (Fars Province, Iran) that are maintained for the breeding of beneficial insects used for biological control were samplinged between January 2011 and June 2012 and identified. The samples were taken from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) and wheat flour. In total fifteen species of mites were detected, including: Sarcoptiformes: family Acaridae, Caloglyphus hughesi Samsinak, 1966, Caloglyphus sp., Rhizoglyphus robini Claparede, 1869, Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Shrank,1781), family Galumnidae, Galumna karajica Mahunka & Akrami, 2001, family Histiostomatidae, Histiostoma feroniarum (Dufour, 1839) family Oppiidae, Cilioppia heterosa (Wallwork, 1964); Mesostigmata: family Ascidae, Proctolaelaps pygmaeus (Muller, 1859), P. bickleyi (Bram, 1956), family Blattisociidae, Blattisocius tarsalis (Berlese, 1918), B. dentriticus (Berlese, 1918), family Macrochelidae, Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772), Family Laelapidae, Androlaelaps casalis (Berlese, 1887), Hypoaspis karawaiewi (Berlese, 1904), Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (Canestrini, 1883). In this survey B. dentriticus is recorded from Fars province for the first time.
Authors and Affiliations
Shahpar Granpayeh| Department of Entomology, Fars Science, email: sh.granpayeh@gmail.com, Hadi Ostovan| Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, Marvdasht, Iran.
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