Abstract
Rodrigues is one of the three main islands constituting Mascareignes Archipelago, with La Réunion and Mauritius. It belongs to the state of Mauritius. So far, no mite species of the family Phytoseiidae have been reported from this Island. We report in this paper the results of a survey conducted in November 2018 on Rodrigues Island, during which 18 species have been recorded.
Highlights
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are known for their predatory habits on phytophagous mites and small insects on cultivated plants and wild vegetation
The objective of this paper is to present the phytoseiid species recorded as a new survey conducted in November 2018 on Rodrigues Island
The results of an additional survey made in 2018 on Rodrigues Island is presented in this paper
Summary
Mites of the family Phytoseiidae are known for their predatory habits on phytophagous mites and small insects on cultivated plants and wild vegetation. Several of them are used for the control of pest organisms in agricultural open fields and protected crops all around the world (McMurtry and Croft 1997; McMurtry et al 2013) This family is widespread around the Globe, presents on all continents except Antarctica and consists presently of 2,521 valid species of 94 genera belonging to three sub-families (Demite et al 2020). The concept of biodiversity hotspot was defined by Myers (1988) in order to identify the most immediately important areas for biodiversity conservation. These hotspots hold high endemism levels and have lost at least 70% of their original natural vegetation (Myers et al 2000). Knowledge of the phytoseiid diversity in these areas may contribute to future establishment of conservation programs
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