Abstract
Grande Comore is the larger Island of the four main islands constituting Comoros Archipelago. It is the fourth Island starting from Madagascar after Mayotte, Anjouan and Mohéli and closer to the African coast (Mozambique and Tanzania). So far, only five species of the mite family Phytoseiidae had been reported from this island. We report in this paper the results of a survey conducted at the end of 2018 in Grande Comore Island, in which 29 species have been recorded.
Highlights
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are all predatory species on phytophagous mites and small insects like thrips and whiteflies, on commercial plants and the wild vegetation
The objective of this paper is to present the phytoseiid species reported in a survey conducted in December 2018 in Grande Comore Island
A total of 29 species had been found during this study, 25 presented thereafter
Summary
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are all predatory species on phytophagous mites and small insects like thrips and whiteflies, on commercial plants and the wild vegetation. Biodiversity surveys in poorly investigated areas is still an urgent need and might result in the discovery of additional species potentially useful for biological control as well as having more information on the biodiversity of these areas (Kreiter et al 2018a, b, c, 2020a, b, c, d, 2021a, b, c; Kreiter and AboShnaf 2020a, b). In these perspectives, the more interesting areas are probably those with a high level of biodiversity. Knowledge of the phytoseiid diversity in these high interest areas in the context of global climate changes may contribute to identify potential biological control agents (BCA) and future establishment of conservation programs
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