Biodiversity and seasonal fluctuation of mite families associated with the red palm weevil, rhyllchophorus ferrugilleus oliver (coleoptera: curculionidae) in Egypt [electronic resource].

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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.

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