Identification of phoretic mite from red palm weevil ‎Rhynchophorus ferrugiuneus(Olivier,1790) from ‎Basrah province south of Iraq

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلفون

1 Department of Ecology , College of Science, University of ‎Basrah , Iraq

2 Department of plant protection, Basrah Agriculture ‎Directorate, Iraq

المستخلص

The red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier,1790), is the main pests on palm trees, adult of this pests were collected from infested field in Safwan city, Basrah province south of Iraq . During an investigation on phoretic mite associates of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus(Olivier,1790), two genus of Uropodid mites deutonymph have been attached by anal pedicel to body parts of adult red palm weevils were collected and identified as  Centrouropoda (Uropodidae), and  Uroovbovella (Urodinychidae), according to accurate taxonomic keys.The differentiations between two genus of mites were studied. The deutonymphs were examined and photographed by AM Scop camera installed on  light microscope , the insect were photographed by LEICA  microscope .The infestation symptoms were illustrated with pictures.