Additional host plants and predatory mites associated with the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Acari : Tarsonemidae), and other Acari in some provinces in Luzon, Philippines

Issue Date

10-2014

Abstract

Field survey in several provinces in Luzon and Palawan Islands were conducted to determine the host range of the Broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks). Other mites found with or in association with P. latus were also collected and identified. Sample specimens for each species will be deposited in the UPLB Museum of Natural History. A total of 40 species of mites consisting of 21 predators, 5 phytophages, 12 detritivores and 2 with uncertain feeding, were documented. The host plants of the P. latus consist of 72 species, 26 of which are new records for this mite species. Thirteen species of predators, including of 1 new record, 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, based on this survey and previous records. Among these predators, the phytoseiid Paraphytoserius orientalis (Naranayan et al.) was the 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

2

Page

209

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

ACARINA; POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS; SPECIES; HOST PLANTS; PREDATORS; PESTS OF PLANTS; PHILIPPINES

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