Beneficial Mite (Acari) Fauna of Agricultural Areas and Storages in TURKEY

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2 , 38 - 59 , 31.12.2025

Cihan Cılbırcıoğlu

https://doi.org/10.37094/adyujsci.1655514

https://izlik.org/JA57RN98GB

Öz

Determination of beneficial mite species in agricultural areas and storages of Kastamonu province has been aimed. For this purpose, 163 area have been surveyed in Taşköprü, Hanönü and Centrum of Kastamonu in 2023-2024. Thirty mite species representing in three orders (Prostigmata, Mesostigmata and Astigmata); the identified species, belongs into twelve families, including Ascidae (nine species), Phytoseiidae (seven), Laelapidae (four), Macrochelidae (two), Stigmaeidae (one), Digamasellidae (one), Ameroseiidae (one), Histiostomatidae (one), Parasitidae (one), Eviphididae (one), Veigaiidae (one) and Tydeidae (one). of Predatory mites of bulbs and storages were determined for the first time in Turkey. The most abundant species is Alliphis halleri (G.&R. Canestrini) (Eviphididae: Acaridae). The well distributed species is Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese ) (Ascidae:Acaridae).

Anahtar Kelimeler

Beneficial mites , Acari , Predatory , Phytoseiidae , Stigmaeidae , Laelapidae , Türkiye

Türkiye’deki Tarım Arazileri ve Depolardaki Faydalı Akar Faunası

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Öz

Çalışmada, Kastamonu ili tarım alanları ve depolarında bulunan faydalı akar türlerinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bu amaçla 2023-2024 yıllarında Kastamonu İli Taşköprü, Hanönü ve Merkez'de 163 alanda araştırma yapılmıştır. Arazi örneklemelerinde 3 akar takımını (Prostigmata, Mesostigmata ve Astigmata) temsil eden 30 akar türü tespit edilmiştir. Tanımlanan türler, Ascidae (dokuz tür), Phytoseiidae (yedi), Laelapidae (dört), Macrochelidae (iki), Stigmaeidae (bir), Digamasellidae (bir), Ameroseiidae (bir), Histiostomatidae (bir), Parasitidae (bir), Eviphididae (bir), Veigaiidae (bir) ve Tydeidae (bir) dahil olmak üzere on iki familyaya aittir. Türkiye'de ilk kez çiçek soğanları ve depolarda yırtıcı akarlar tespit edilmiştir. En bol bulunan tür Alliphis halleri'dir (G.&R. Canestrini) (Eviphididae: Acaridae). En iyi dağılım gösteren tür ise Gamasellodes bicolor (Berlese)'dir (Ascidae:Acaridae).

Anahtar Kelimeler

: Faydalı akarlar , Acari , Avcı , Phytoseiidae , Stigmaeidae , Laelapidae , Türkiye

Kaynakça

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