STUDIES ON MITE SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH FARM MANURES AT MENOUFIA PROVINCE

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Prof. of Agricultural Zoology, Fac. of Agric., Menoufia Univ.

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This research included field and laboratory studies, the field studies carried out under the prevailing conditions in two locations;( the animal farm of faculty of agriculture at Shebin El-kom and private animal and poultry farm in Eldabayba in Berkt El-saba ) which representing at Menoufia province  to survey certain mite species of farm manure inhabiting three different type of organic manure ( Cattle, sheep and poultry), during one year from January to December. laboratory studies were conducted in  Agricultural Zoology Department .

The obtained results recorded forty three species belonging to thirty ninegenera under twenty nine families were collected and  identify from tested manures .
The genus Scatoglyphus belonging to family Scatoglyphidae from Acarididae group was recorded at the first time in Egypt .  The population abundance of mite associated with manure mentioned above at both  localities was studied..
The full description and measurements of adult male and female of the new species , Dendrolaelaps menoufiensis  n. sp.  (Digamasellidae) were presented which recorded in poultry manure from January to May 2016 at Shebin El-kom  locality,Menofia Province .
The predatory mite, Dendrolaelaps monoufiensis  n. sp. was reared on different types of preys )acarid mite Tyrophagus  putrescentiae (Shrank) , Free Living nematode and Mycelia of the three fungi species : Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus sp. and Fusarium oxysporum

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Menoufia Journal of Plant Protection
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
January and February 2018
Pages 33-34

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