| publication name | POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SOIL ACARI ASSOCIATED WITH WHEAT IN QUALUBIA GOVERNORATE , EGYPT ‘ |
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| Authors | Rady,G.H., El-Khayat,E.F. and Hfafez A.A. |
| year | 1993 |
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| Local/International | Local |
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| Full paper | download |
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Abstract
Soil mites in wheat fields were surveyed in Qualubia Governorate, Egypt, during the season 1993. The encountered mites was belonging to five systematic groups.These are:Cryptostigmata, Prostigmata, Mesostigmata, Astigmata and Heterostigrnata.The density of soil acari reached the maxima in March and May with average of 105 and 212 individuals/lOGO cc soil respectively. Cryptostigmata not only occurred in great abundace but also dominated other acari groups in number since it contributed 33.9% of all numbers of acari, while Prostigmata constituted 31.9%, Mesostigmata (13.2%), Astigmata (11.2%) and Heterostigmata (9. 7%).