Registration of new mite species in the Republic of Yemen
1. M. S. Ba - Hassen 1 and S. A. Ba- Angood 2 and A.M.Bin othman3
1 College of Education- Lawder, Univ. of Aden
2Department of Plant Protection, Nasir's College of Agric.
El kod Research Station-Agricultural Research and Extension Authority
Abstract
This research work was conducted at the Department of Plant Protection , Nasir's College of Agriculture, University of Aden, during the period January 2006-December 2009. A survey of both harmful and useful mite species was conducted from fields in different climatic regions in the country, the coastal area was represented by Giar, Zingibar, Elkod, Halamah, Al khamlah, Almusaimeer, Dahl Ahmed, Alfanah, Alhussin, Azzuraiey, Batais, Miklan, Ahwar, Lawder, and Mudiah in Abyan Governorate, Mukalla, Thalah, and Assubaikhat, at Hadramout Governorate. The high altitude areas were represented by Mathbah, Dhala`a Shamlan, Wadi Dhahr, Bani Hushaish, in Sana`a Governorate; and Ma`aber and Rasaba from Dhamar Governorate. Desert-like areas were represented by Seiyun, Agarn, and Mariamah, areas from Hadramout Governorate. Mite species were collected in these areas from aerial parts of various plants and trees particularly vegetable plants and fruit trees as well as weeds neighboring them. Mite species were identified at the Department of plant Protection,
Nasir's College of Agriculture, University of Aden, El kod Research Station, and were confirmed at the Department of Acarology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Cairo. The collected species were compared with was registered previously in Yamen(18,17,15,3,2,1). The results have shown that the newly registered mite species were 37 that belong to 14 families.Seven species were just identified to the genus level and wrer sent abroad for further identification. Of the newly harmful registered ones, Six species belong to the family Eriophyidae, three to the family Tenupalpidae , two to the family Tetranychidae and two species belong to Tuckerellidae where one of themwas just identified to the genus level; and one species to the family Tarsonemidae.
The beneficial mite species included Six species that belong to the family Phtosieidae, three species belong to the family Cheyletidae, two species belong to each of the families Tydeidae, Bdellaidae. Threespecies belong to the family Asceidae two of them wereidentified to the genus level only and the third one Biattisoaiu tarsalis was found feeding on eggs of the wax mat El kod Research Station Apiary. In addition to that, one species belong to each of the family Stigmaeidae and families Anystidae and Camerobiidae; and three species belong to the family Acarida, where two of them are multi-feeders.
Keywords: Phytophagous mites, Predacious mites, Yemen.
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