Frequency mites of suborder Actinedida associated with the rose in Qorveh

The rose (Rosa spp.) is one of the most popular and beautiful ornamental flowers throughout the world. Being perennial, long flowering period, variety of cultivars are features that has made this plant adorn houses, gardens, and urban green spaces. Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae) are main arthropoda that both directly and indirectly damage these plants. Therefore, predatory and phytophagous mites associated with soil, arial parts and the litter under rose flowers in some regiones of Qorveh were collected and identified, during 2014-2016. Consequently, using Berlese-Tullgren funnel and isolated shaking method were respectively. In this study, 13 species from 9 genera and 7 families were collected and identified.

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Fauna , Prostigmata , Kurdistan , West of Iran