Abstract
Amblyseius herbicolus Chant, 1959 (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) is reported for the first time in Ordu province (Sea side, Black Sea Region), Turkey. The specimens were collected from persimmon trees (Diospyros kaki Thunb., Diospyros lotus L.) infested with tenuipalpid and tydeid mites in Altınordu and Persembe, Ordu Province, Turkey
Highlights
Phytoseiid mites are generally considered to be important biological control agents of pest mites on many crops world-wide
This paper reports A. herbicolus as a new record of phytoseiid mites belonging to the genus Amblyseius from Turkey
During surveys carried out in 2012 in Ordu provice, Turkey, Amblyseius herbicolus was reported from three localities in Ordu provice (Figure 5)
Summary
Phytoseiid mites are generally considered to be important biological control agents of pest mites on many crops world-wide. 2692 phytoseiid species were listed by a most recent catalog (Prasad 2012). In September 2012, the first version of an electronic database for phytoseiid mites of the world was released listing 2735 species till November 2015 (Demite et al 2014, 2015). The type genus of this subfamily, Amblyseius contains 400 species (Demite et al 2014, 2015). Prior to this study, Faraji et al (2011) reported a total of 62 phytoseiid species for the Turkish fauna. Six of these species belong to the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914. Six of these species belong to the genus Amblyseius Berlese, 1914. Döker et al (2014) added one more species of this genus to the Turkish fauna
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