@article{article_384618, title={Cultivar preference of plant parasitic and predatory mites in apple orchards}, journal={Reserach Journal of Agricultural Sciences}, pages={131–137}, year={2009}, author={Yanar, Dürdane and Ecevit, Osman}, keywords={Apple, Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae, Misket, Red Delicious, Tenuipalpidae}, abstract={This study was carried out to determine the cultivar preference of parasitic and predatory mites species in unsprayed and sprayed apple orchards. There were no fertilizer and pesticide applications in unsprayed orchard. On the other hand, integrated pest management program was applied in sprayed orchard. In both orchards, evaluation was done on five apple trees for each cultivars. In unsprayed orchard, mean density of Amphitetranychus vienensis (Zacher) was 0.423 mite/leaf on Red Delicious while it was 0.099 mite/leaf on Misket. On the other hand, in sprayed orchard, mean density of A. vienensis was not significantly different on both cultivars. Mean density of predatory mite species belonging to the Pyhtoseiidae and Stigmaeidae families were not significantly different in unsprayed on the both apple cultivars. In sprayed orchard, mean densities of Phytoseiidae on Red Delicious and Misket cultivar were 0,035 mite/leaf and 0,004 mite/leaf; mean densities of Stigmaeidae on Red Delicious and Misket cultivar were 0,035 mite/leaf and 0,005 mite/leaf respectively}, number={1}, publisher={Anatolia Bilim Akademisi}