Tyrophagus perniciosus Zakhvatkin, 1941

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 : 217-218

Tyrophagus perniciosus Zakhvatkin, 1941

Width: 308.83 ± 7.13 (225.91–387.34), length: 505.07 ± 8.84 (388.14–616.39) (n = 10).

Specimens examined

Hanönü / Donalar Village , 16.IV.2015 (3 ♀♀, 2 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Aşağıçayırcık Village , 20.IV.2015 (5 ♀♀, 9 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Yukarıçayırcık Village , 20.IV.2015 (5 ♀♀, 6 ♂♂); Taşköprü/ Kızılcaören Village, 25.IV.2015 (11 ♀♀, 14 ♂♂); Centrum / Çavundur Village, 01.V.2016 (3 ♀♀, 8 ♂♂) .

Comments

This mite is in the mold mites group ( Zhang and Fan 2005). They are mostly found in stored bodies, organic fertilizers, greenhouses, plant residues and dead arthropods living in soil. This species is an economically important mite for the stored agricultural products ( Zhang and Fan 2005). It was found in the head, green parts and storage surveys and determined intensely in land surveys.