Phytoseiid species (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on walnut trees in Samsun Province, Turkey

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 24 - 33, 31.01.2020

Şeyma Çakır , Marie - Stephane Tıxıer , Sebahat K. Ozman-sullıvan

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the
phytoseiid species on walnut trees in Samsun Province, Turkey in 2018. Most of
the surveys were done in unsprayed orchards. A total of nine phytoseiid species
were collected - Euseius finlandicus,
E. gallicus, E. stipulatus, Kampimodromus
aberrans, Neoseiulella tiliarum, Phytoseius finitimus, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) rapidus, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) sp. and Amblyseius
(andersoni?) sp. Euseius finlandicus was the most
abundant species, followed by Phytoseius
finitimus. Mite density was twice as high on the lower surface as on the
upper surface of leaves. These nine species represent a substantial local
genetic resource with the potential to improve the efficacy of biological
control programs.

Keywords

Acari, Mesostigmata, Phytoseiidae, walnut, Black Sea

Supporting Institution

Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi

Project Number

PYO.ZRT.1904.18.010

Thanks

This study was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey (Project number: PYO.ZRT.1904.18.010). The authors also thank Gregory T. Sullivan for comments and for proofreading an earlier version of this manuscript.

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