Tarsonemus waitei Banks, 1912

Cilbircioğlu, Cihan & Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3), pp. 211-224 : 220-221

Tarsonemus waitei Banks, 1912

Width: 140.82 ± 5.06 (126.50–155.13), length: 262.84 ± 2.06 (257.00–268.67) (n = 10).

Specimens examined Taşköprü / Akdoğan Village garlic storage. 23.VIII.2015 (1♀ 1♂) .

Comments

This mite was determined first on the leaf spills of Pyracantha coccinea (Roem.) in Edirne by Çobanoğlu (1995). This species was reported in Ankara, Bursa and Yalova on dog grape plant ( Kumral and Çobanoğlu 2015b), on eggplant in Ankara, Bursa and Yalova ( Kumral and Çobanoğlu 2015a). In this study, T. waitei was found in the samples that were taken from a garlic storage in Taşköprü of Kastamonu.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Within the scope of the study, the harmful mite fauna was determined for the first time in garlic in Turkey with their abundances and distributions. The densities of harmful mite populations in garlic have been determined for the first time.

Rhizoglyphus robini was considered as the most abundant and predominant species in the garlic cultivation areas.

In accordance with the scientific studies carried out in bulbous plants in the world, the most important harmful species in the land and srotages of garlic plant are determined as Rhizoglyphus and Tyrophagus ( Ho and Chen 1987; Díaz et al. 2000; Straub 2004).

Some mite species that are harmful on garlic are vectors, especially carrying some virus diseases. The basic data on fighting against virus diseases have been obtained with the identification of mite species that are likely the vectors in our study. In this study, Aceria tulipae was determined as the important harmful species on the garlic parts, especially head and leaf. Since A. tulipae is the vector of viruses that cause important plant diseases, this issue is of particular importance and further studies are needed on this subject ( Pokharel and Larsen 2007; Lommen et al. 2012).

In our study, Tyrophagus spp. , especially T. neiswanderi , were determined frequently on green parts of garlic.

It is very important to study garlic mite problems, especially considering the importance of garlic for health and exporting values. For protecting natural enemies and sustainable growth, it is important to train farmers to use less chemicals in fields.

The richness of biodiversity of garlic growing areas depends on the natural enemies or beneficial mite fauna, then the phtophagous mite species.