Survey of host plants and predatory mites associated with the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Barks) (Acari:Tarsonemidae), and other Acari in selected provinces in Luzon and Palawan Islands, Philippine

Issue Date

4-2014

Abstract

Forty species of mites including 21 predators, 5 phytophages, 12 detritivores and 2 with uncertain feeding habits were collected during field surveys in several provinces in Luzon and Palawan Islands. Altogether, the plants of the Broad Mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks), now consist of 62 species, 16 of which are new for this mite species. Twelve species of predators are now known to be associated with P. latus, 10 of which belong to the family Phytoseiidae and one each to the Ascidae and Cunaxidae. Paraphytoseius orientalis (Narayanan et al.) was most frequently found with the pest on some of the latter's many host plants. Other mites that were collected from new hosts or habitats are included in the list of species but are not necessarily associated with P. latus.

Source or Periodical Title

The Philippine Entomologist

ISSN

0048-3753

Volume

28

Issue

1

Page

1-31

Document Type

Article

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; HOST PLANTS; PREDATORS; PESTS OF PLANTS; PEST SURVEY; HABITATS; PHILIPPINES

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