Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey Author Cilbircioğlu, Cihan . Kastamonu University, Taşköprü vocational School, Organic Agriculture Department, Kastamonu, Turkey; E-mail: cihancilbirci @ hotmail. com cihancilbirci@hotmail.com Author Çobanoğlu, Sultan . Ankara University, Agriculture Faculty, Plant Protection Department, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: cobansultan @ gmail. com cobansultan@gmail.com text Persian Journal of Acarology 2019 2019-07-15 8 3 211 224 https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/458e5789-f186-3b51-9480-c09a7df6c3ef/ journal article 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349 2251-8169 7173998 Rhizoglyphus robini (Claparède), 1869 Width of dorsal idiosom: 427.50 ± 0.98 (292.46–564.86), length of dorsal idiosoma: 652.35 ± 1.18 (470.83–798.84) (n = 10). Specimens examined Taşköprü / Alamaşişli Village , 1.IV.2014 ( 4♀♀ , 3♂♂ ) ; Taşköprü / Donalar Village , 05.IV.2014 ( 3 ♀♀ ) ; Taşköprü / Aşağıçayırcık Village , 24. V .2014 ( 7 ♀♀ , 5 ♂♂ ) ; Hanönü / Eskiatça Village , 7. VI .2014 ( 2 ♂♂ ) , Taşköprü / Donalar Village garlic storage ( 1♀ ) ; Taşköprü / Centrum Ağcıkişi Village , 10.IV.2015 ( 20 ♀♀ , 28 ♂♂ ) ; Taşköprü / Akdoğan Tekke Village garlic storage, 24.IV.2015 ( 3 ♂♂ ) ; Hanönü / Karapürçek Village garlic storage ( 2 ♀♀ ) ; Centrum / Yavuç Village , 8.VIII.2018 ( 9 ♀♀ , 5 ♂♂ ) ; Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015 ( 15 ♀♀ , 25 ♂♂ ) ; Centrum / Çaycevher Village , 24. V .2016 ( 3 ♀♀ , 3 ♂♂ ) ; Taşköprü / Çanşa Village , 3. VI .2016 ( 2 ♀♀ ) ; Hanönü / Kornapa Village , 10. VI .2016 ( 1 ♀♀ , 2 ♂♂ ) . Comments This species has been identified as the most common and harmful species that determine the mite fauna of bulbous flowers in Turkey during 2000 and 2002 ( Bayram and Çobanoğlu 2006 ). Medeni and Yılmaz (2010) identified it in house dust in Muş-Hasköy. Kılıç et al . (2012) reported damage of the species on onion in İzmir-Bayındır, Menemen and Tire. Kumral and Cobanoglu (2015b) found it on dog grape ( Solanaceae ) plant in Bursa . In this study, R. robini was found in 33 villages of Taşköprü, Hanönü and Centrum in Kastamonu province .