Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the natural enemies of phytophagous mites on deciduous trees, conifers, and shrubs in recreational areas of Istanbul, Turkey between 2006 and 2008. A total of 1200 plant samples were collected from 51 plant species. As a result, 11 predatory mites (Acari : Phytoseiidae) namely Amblyseius andersoni (Chant, 1957), Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans, 1915), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans, 1930), Neoseiulus insularis (Athias-Henriot, 1978), Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) tiliae Oudemans, 1929, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) athiasae Porath and Swirski, 1965, Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) cotoneastri Wainstein, 1961, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, 1967, Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein, 1958, Phytoseius finitimus Ribaga, 1904 and Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul, 1982) were identified. P. triporus and A. andersoni was found associated with Tydeus californicus (Acari: Tydeidae) on Carpinus betulus L. (Betulaceae). T. (T.) athiasae was the most abundant phytoseiid species.
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