The potential of the nightshade plants (Solanaceae) as reservoir plants for pest and predatory mites

Abstract

SummaryThe abundance and species diversity of both plant parasitic and predatory mites were assessed on two nightshade plants species, Solanum nigrum L. around Solanacaeous vegetables in Bursa, Yalova and Ankara provinces of Turkey, and Solanum dulcamara L. in only Ankara during [2009][2010]. Fourthy two and thirty-four mite species were determined from S. nigrum and S. dulcamara, recpectively. The plant parasitic mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch and Eotetranychus uncatus Garman (Acari: Tetranychidae) were predominant species on both nightshade species. Besides these polyphagous species, the worldwide pests of vegetables, Aculops lycopersici Massee (Acari: Eriophyidae) and T. turkestani Ugarov & Nycolsky (Acari: Tetranychidae) were detected as a potential pests. Because of these injouring mites are not monophagous species, the weeds take role as reservior plants for mites and allow incerasing populations of the mites in Solanacaeous vegetable areas. However, predatory mites, Neoseiulus marginatus (Wainstein), N. californicus (McGregor), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) recki Wainstein (Acari: Phytoseiidae), Neopronematus neglectus (Kuzn.), Pronematus ubiquitus (McG.) (Acari: Iolinidae) and Zetzellia mali (Ewing) (Acari: Stigmaeidae), were identified as common species on the nightshade species. Phytoseiids and iolinids existed in a stronger clear numerical response to spider mite populations. Despite the biodiversity increasing mite fauna was predatory mites of both nihgtshades in all locations, the abundances of plant parasitic mites were very higher than those of predatory species. Aculus solani Boczek&Davis (Eriophyidae), Cheyletus baloghi Volgin (Cheyletidae) and Cheiroseius necorniger (Oud.) (Ascidae) were found the first records for the Turkish mite fauna.

Mite Diversity (Acari) from Ornamental Plants in Erzurum in Turkey

“…In these Tetranychidae and Tenuipalpidae species are plant-parasitic while one species of Acaridae is saprophagous and the rest are predatory species (Phytoseidae and Stigmaeidae) while Tydeidae includes neutral species (Table 2, 3). (Faraji et al 2011;Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2015 ). A. andersoni was collected in Erzurum as 16 specimen 7.05% (Table 3).…”

Mite Diversity (Acari) from Ornamental Plants in Erzurum in Turkey

“…Convolvulus sp., Corylus, Fagus, Fragaria, Juglans, Lycopersicum, Malus, Populus, Prunus, Pyracantha, Rubus, Sambucus, Solanum and Tilia sp. from Ankara, Adana, Adapazarı, Antalya, Bartın, Bolu, Bursa, Edirne, Giresun, Hatay, Istanbul, Kırklareli, Rize, Sakarya, Tekirdağ, Tokat and Trabzon (Faraji et al 2011;Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2015 ). A. andersoni was collected in Erzurum as 16 specimen 7.05% (Table 3).…”

“…Comments: Zetzellia mali is important predacious mite, it was reported from Ankara, Bilecik, Bursa, Samsun Van and Tokat (Doğan 2007;Çobanoğlu & Kumral 2014;Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2015). It is not very common in Erzurum and identified on R. canina as 0.41% (Table 3)…”

“…Tetranychus urticae Koch (1836) Material examined -Atatürk Univ. Campus, 27.V.2015 1♀ Comments: T. urticae is an important plant parasitic mite species which has distributed world-wide with more than 150 host plants and distributed all around Turkey (Ecevit 1981;Çobanoğlu & Kumral 2014;Kumral & Çobanoğlu 2015;. It is very common on the ornamental plants in Erzurum.…”

Mite species of the vegetable crops in Ordu Province with first report of Amblyseius rademacheri Dosse, 1958 (Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) in Turkey

“…Distribution: In Turkey, Abrolophus sp. was identified in Bursa (Kumral, 2005), İzmir (Kılıç et al, 2012) and Ankara (Kumral & Çobanoğlu, 2015a).…”