Species complexes of leaf-inhabiting mites on Prunus laurocerasus L. (Rosaceae) trees in Ordu, Turkey Author Akyazi, Rana Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey ranaakyazi@odu.edu.tr Author Soysal, Mete Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey Author Altunç, Yunus Emre Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey text Acarological Studies 2022 2022-01-27 4 1 9 20 http://dx.doi.org/10.47121/acarolstud.996567 journal article 10.47121/acarolstud.996567 2667-5684 Transeius wainsteini (Gomelauri) Material examined: 6♀♀ (Altınordu, 29.06.2016 ), 4♀♀ (Altınordu, 21.07.2015 ), 2♀♀ (Altınordu, 31.07.2015 ), 6♀♀ , 1♂ (Perşembe, 12.08.2015 ), 10♀♀ (Ulubey, 20.09.2016 ), 2♀♀ (Ulubey, 01.10.2015 ), 14♀♀ , 1♂ (İkizce, 11.08.2016 ), 3♀♀ , 1♂ (Fatsa, 11.08.2015 ), 2♀♀ , 1♂ (Fatsa, 14.06.2016 ), 7♀♀ , 1♂ (Ünye, 03.08.2015 ), 1♀ (Ünye, 22.06.2016 ), 1♀ (Gülyalı, 19.08.2015 ), 2♀♀ (Kabadüz, collected among the Panonychus ulmi (Koch) (Trombidi- 09.08.2016 ), 4♀♀ , 1♂ (Çaybaşı, 11.08.2016 ) formes: Tetranychidae ) and Aceria sp. ( Trombidiformes : Eriophyidae ) population on wild apple trees in Iran by Comments: Transeius wainsteini has been recorded in Rahmani et al. (2010) . On the other hand, it was found in Denmark , Georgia , Germany , Russia , Iran , Slovakia and association with T. urticae in hazelnut orchards and sun- Turkey ( Demite et al., 2017 ). In Turkey , it was found on flower by the same researchers. Moreover, Tajmiri et al. Rosa canina L. ( Rosales ) in Giresun ( Faraji et al., 2011 ), (2014) notified that this predator has probably survived persimmon trees (Akyazı et al., 2016, 2017), vegetables using alternative food (such as pollen) at the lack of prey ( Soysal and Akyazı, 2018 ), stone (AltunÇ and Akyazı, times. 2019) and pome (Akyol, 2019) fruit trees in Ordu . It was Table 2. Mite species collected from Prunus laurocerasus trees during the 2015 and 2016 growing season in the eleven different sampling areas ( Altınordu , Akkuş, Çaybaşı, Fatsa, Gülyalı, İkizce, Kabadüz, Kumru, Perşembe, Ulubey and Ünye) in Ordu , Turkey ( Black Sea Region ) .
Order Family/Species Number of mite specimens ♀ ♂ N TOTAL
Mesostigmata Phytoseiidae 163 8 - 171
Transeius wainsteini (Gomelauri) 64 6 70
Amblyseius herbicolus Chant 54 - - 54
Amblyseius andersoni (Chant) 36 2 - 38
Amblyseius bryophilus Karg 3 - 3
Euseius stipulatus (Athias-Henriot) 3 - - 3
Euseius gallicus Kreiter and Tixier 1 - - 1
Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul) 2 - - 2
Trombidiformes Tetranychidae 34 5 3 42
Panonychus citri (McGregor) 28 4 2 34
Tetranychus urticae Koch 6 1 1 8
Stigmaeidae 2 - - 2
Agistemus collyerae Gonzalez 1 - - 1
Zetzellia mali (Ewing) 1 - - 1
Tydeidae 88 20 - 108
Tydeus californicus (Banks) 45 9 - 54
Tydeus goetzi Schruft 42 9 - 51
Tydeus calabrus (Castagnoli) - 1 - 1
Tydeus plumosus Karg 1 - - 1
Brachytydeus paraobliqua Panou & Emmanuel - 1 - 1
Iolinidae 4 - - 4
Pronematus ubiquitus (McGregor) 4 - - 4
Sarcoptiformes Winterschmidtiidae 17 - - 17
Calvolia sp. Oudemans 17 - - 17
TOTAL 308 33 3 344
N: Nymph