TY  - SER
AU  - Hassan,M.F.
AU  - A.K.Nasr
AU  - Sally F.Allam
AU  - H.A.Taha
AU  - Reham A.Mahmoud
TI  - Biodiversity and seasonal fluctuation of mite families associated with the red palm weevil, rhyllchophorus ferrugilleus oliver (coleoptera: curculionidae) in Egypt
KW  - Palm-weevil
KW  - Coleoptera
KW  - Curculionidae
KW  - Rhyllchophorus
N1  - Includes reference
N2  - Ten mite families belong to 2 suborders were collected from the red palm weevil Rhynchophorlls ferrllginells (Oliver) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and their habitats from Ismailia Governorate, Egypt. Suborder Gamasida included 8 families (Trachyuropodidae Trematuridae, Uropodidae, Macrochilidae, Ascidae, Lealapidae, Sejidae and Digamasellidae). Thirteen mite species were isolated from adults, cocoon and core of palm tree. Trachyuropodidae was the most abundant family. Suborder Oribatida included 2 families (Oppiidae and gluminidae). Most of the surveyed families were found to be biological control agents against the red palm weevil
UR  - http://nile.enal.sci.eg/EALE/2011/EJBPC/2111/2/317.pdf
ER  -