Phytophagous Mites and their Natural Enemies Associated with Common Vegetables at Ismailia Governorate

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1 Zoology and Agricultural Nematology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt

2 Plant Protection Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

3 Vegetable and Ornamental Acarology Dept., Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Survey was conducted to identify mite species from three locations at Ismailia governorate: Al-Manayef area (Cairo road), Abo-Balah area (Suez road) and the Faculty of Agriculture farm, Suez Canal University. Phytophagous, predaceous and miscellaneous feeding mite species on vegetables were collected during 2010 and 2011. Taxa reported the occurrence of 26 species representing 19 genera of 10 families. Among the species, 12 belong to Gamasida, 14 to Actinedida, of which two species are recorded for the first time in Egypt. Most of the collected mites are phytophagous (six species) dominated by Tetranychidae. Eighteen species belonging to seven families and two orders are considered predators. Among them, Neoseiulus enab El–Badry and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot were the most common predators on plants of the study areas.

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