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Survey of predacious soil mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in citrus orchards of the Nile Delta and Middle Egypt with notes on the abundance of the citrus parasitic nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans (Tylenchida: Tylenchulidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

E.M. El-Banhawy ,
A.K. Nasr  and
S.I. Afia
E.M. El-Banhawy*
Affiliation:
Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
A.K. Nasr
Affiliation:
Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
S.I. Afia
Affiliation:
Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
*
*E-mail: elsayedelbanhawy@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Citrus orchards in the Nile Delta and middle Egypt were surveyed for predacious soil mites and parasitic nematodes. There were 16 species of predacious mites and the citrus parasitic nematode, Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb. was recorded everywhere. In the medium-heavy soil of the Nile Delta orchards, the general predators or decomposer mites like uropodids were most common. In the light-medium soil of El-Fayoum in middle Egypt, the specialized predator mites like gamasids were most common. In localities where gamasids were common, negligible infestations of citrus parasitic nematodes were reported. Regarding Egypt as a whole, the uropodid mites Uroobovella krantzi (Zaher & Afifi) and Nenteria hypotrichus (El-Borolossy & El-Banhawy) represented about 50% of the sampled mites. The remaining mites were represented by 14 mesostigmatid species, the most common being Gamasiphis pulchellus (Berlese). At least 6% of orchards suffered injurious nematode infestations, 13% critical infestations and 22% moderate infestations, and the remaining 59% were free or with negligible infestations.

Keywords

soil mitesparasitic nematodescitrusTylenchulus semipenetransnatural enemiesuropodidmesostigmatid mites
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Research Article
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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 64 - 69
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Copyright © ICIPE 2006

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