Predatory mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on Vegetable Fields in Diyarbakir, Elazi? and Mus Provinces, Turkey

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Kara B. K., Cobanoglu S., ÖLMEZ BAYHAN S.

KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, vol.26, no.1, pp.38-46, 2023 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 26 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2023
• Doi Number: 10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.938969
• Journal Name: KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.38-46
• Keywords: Predatory mite, Neoseiulus, Typhlodromus, Diyarbakir, Cucumis sativus, MESOSTIGMATA, RECORDS, ANKARA, PLANTS, FAUNA, KEY
• Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study was conducted to identify predatory mite species on pepper, tomato, bean, cucumber, pumpkin, watermelon, melon, and eggplant plant leaves between 2018 and 2019 Diyarbakir, Elazig, and Mu* provinces. 1063 plant samples were collected and 676 of these samples which were observed with mite species. Predatory mite species were identified belonging to the Phytoseiidae family, which constitues 10.65% of 676 plant samples. The identified predatory mites were listed as Neoseiulus barkeri Hughes, Neoseiulus bicaudus Wainstein, Neoseiulus marginatus (Wainstein), Neoseiulus zwoelferi (Dosse), Neoseiulus sp., Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga, Proprioseiopsis messor (Wainstein), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) rhenanus (Oudemans) and Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki (Wainstein) in this study. Neoseiulus barkeri wasdetected as the most common species with 57.44% total number of individuals in the three provinces. The most detected host plants were Cucumis sativus L. at 60.59%; Solanum melongena L. (Family name) at 15.94% while the least detected vegetable was Capsicum annuum L. at 1.06% percentages.