Phytoseiid mites from tropical fruit trees in Bahia State, Brazil (Acari, Phytoseiidae).

ABSTRACT: The cultivation of tropical fruit trees has grown considerably in the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. Some of these have been severely attacked by phytophagous mites, which are usually controlled by the use of chemical pesticides. However, there is today a growing interest for the adoption of less aggressive measures of pest control, as for example the use of predatory mites. Most of the plant-inhabiting predatory mites belong to the family Phytoseiidae. The objective of this paper is to report the phytoseiid species found in an intensive survey conducted on cultivated tropical fruit trees in fifteen localities of the southern coast of Bahia. Measurements of relevant morphological characters are provided for each species, to complement the understanding of the morphological variation

SUBMITTER: de Souza IV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4669925 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature