Species Composition and Seasonal Abundance of Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Inhabiting Aesculus hippocastanum (Sapindaceae)

0571343 - BC 2024 RIV CH eng J - Journal Article
Kopačka, Michal - Zemek, Rostislav
Species Composition and Seasonal Abundance of Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Inhabiting Aesculus hippocastanum (Sapindaceae).
Forests. Roč. 14, č. 5 (2023), č. článku 942. E-ISSN 1999-4907
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : horse chestnut tree * diversity * population dynamics
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 2.9, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access
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The aim of the study was to assessed the species composition and the spatial and seasonal variability in the abundance of Phytoseiidae species in the city of České Budějovice, South Bohemia, Czech Republic. Among eight species identified (Amblyseius andersoni, Euseius finlandicus, Kampimodromus aberrans, Neoseiulella tiliarum, Phytoseius macropilis, Paraseiulus talbii, Paraseiulus triporus, and Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) pyri) the predominant species was E. finlandicus (96.25%). The mean number of mites per compound leaf ranged between 2.53 (May) and 23.54 (July). The results further revealed that the mite abundance varied significantly among sampling sites and that it was negatively related to percentage of greenery area, intensity of greenery care, distance to water body, and density and age of horse chestnut trees, while it was positively related to air pollution index.
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