Fatemeh Amini - Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Mohammad Khanjani - Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Bu–Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Mites exist in all kinds of soils with high species, abundance and diversity. Therefore, the current study on fauna mites of associated oak tree were performed during 2012-2013. In this survey, sampling from 6 stations was done. Mites extracted by Shaking Methodand Berlese funnel and mounted directly in Hoyer’s medium. In total 14 species from 6 families of Prostigmata were collected and identified. A few species were phytophagous, but there is a great diversity of predatory mites. Most population was related to Raphignatidae. Based on conducted analysis, there is significant difference between mite numbers in Hamedan, Kurdistan and Kermanshah provinces.

fauna, phytophagus mite, predacious mite, abundence, Oak tree