مطالعه کنه های شکارگر خانواده فیتوزئیده مرتبط با کنه های تارتن Tetranychidae در باغات میوه استان لرستان، ایران

The spider mites of the family Tetranychidae is the largest and most important family in the super family Tetranychoidea, all of them are phytophagous and cosmopolitan distribution. Some species are main pests and they cause significant damage on the agricultural crops every year. The short generation time and high reproductive potential of these pests cause a fast-growing population of the mites and damage the host plants in a short time. The spider mites are one of the most important pests of orchards in Lorestan province. The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is considered to be one of the most economically important spider mites. This mite has been reported infesting over 300 species of plants. Predatory mites of the family Phytoseiidae are considered important natural control agents for pest mites, including the two-spotted spider mite. During 2020-2021, a study was carried out to determine the predatory mites of Phytoseiid family associated with fruit trees infested with spider mites in Lorestan province. Samples of leaves from infested orchards were collected and taken to the laboratory, then phytoseiid mites were cleared in Nesbitt’s solution and were mounted in Hoyer’s medium on microscope slides. In this study, totally five speciese belong to three genera of subfamily Typhlodrominae Wainstein collected and identified. Two spices were new records for mite fauna of Lorestan province that are marked by (*). List of species is as follows:
- Kuzinellus kuzini Wainstein, 1962
- Paraseiulus talbii Athias-Henriot, 1960
- Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, 1967
- Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) tamaricis* Kolodochka, 1982
- Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) torbatejamae* Denmark and Daneshvar, 1982