ISSN 2756-3685
International Journal of Enology and Viticulture Vol. 5 (1), pp. 001-007, January, 2018. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Mite (Acari) fauna of some cultivated plants from Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Tülin Özsisli1* and Sultan Çobanoğlu2
1Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, Kahramanmara Sütçü Đmam University, Av ar Campus, 46100, Kahramanmara , Turkey.
2Department of Plant Protection, Agricultural Faculty, Ankara University, 06110/Dı kapı, Ankara, Turkey.
Accepted 18 November, 2017
Abstract
Surveys were conducted to identify mite (Acari) species from cultivated plants in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Phytophagous and predatory mite species on vegetables and fruit trees were collected during 1997–2000. Phytophagous mites, Tetranychus turkestani (Ugarov and Nikolski) and Tetranychus cinnabarinus Boisduval, were obtained from eggplant, bean, and cucumber. Predatory mites Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga and Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) were identified from eggplant and cucumber, respectively. Predatory mite species from mixed fruit orchards belong to the family Phytoseiidae. These species were named Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani (Wainstein and Arutunjan), Euseius finlandicus Oudemans, Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans), Paraseiulus soleiger (Ribaga), Paraseiulus subsoleiger Wainstein, Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul), P. finitimus on grape, quince, walnut, mulberry, persimmon, peach, and pomegranate; Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) intercalaris (Livshitz and Kuznetzov) on fig. Typhlodromus (A.) bagdasarjani and E. finlandicus were also found on the ornamental plant Ipomoea indica (Burman) Merrill (Convolvulaceae). Tydeus californicus (Banks) (Tydeidae) was reported from an unknown host. The predatory mite, E. finlandicus was the most common phytoseiid species in orchard trees.
Key words: Predatory mites, pest mites, vegetables, orchards, Kahramanmara,Turkey.