Susceptibility of Some Pepper Varieties to Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) infestation (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

Hafez, S. M.; Abou-Awad, Badawy A.; Farhat*, Bassim M

doi:10.21608/ajesa.2010.163464

Susceptibility of Some Pepper Varieties to Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) infestation (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

Document Type : Original research articles

Authors

¹ Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agric., Ain-Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt

² Plant Protection Dept., National Research Center, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt

³ Modem Agric. Co., Tahrir Province, El-behera, Egypt

10.21608/ajesa.2010.163464

Abstract

The broad mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) causes serious damage to apical leaves of pepper seedlings
(Capsicum annuum L.) into nursery of plastic houses. Population density and seedling damage were estimated after
artificial mite infestation of pepper seedling varieties traveta, top star and habeba, with unfolded first, second, and third
true leaves. Thrity thee days after infestation; seedling damage was greater in those infested at the first true leaf
unfolded. Hot pepper habeba seedlings were the most susceptible variety to broad mite, followed by the two sweet
pepper varieties top star and traveta.

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