Mites on Barbados cherry (Malpighia emarginata Sessé and Moc. ex DC) and guava (Psidium guajava L.) in Campinas, State of São Paulo, with emphasis on the family Stigmaeidae and a list of species of mites of this family / Ácaros em aceroleira (Malpighia emarginata Sessé e Moc. ex DC) e goiabeira (Psidium guajava L.) em Campinas, São Paulo, com ênfase na família Stigmaeidae, e lista de espécies dos ácaros desta família

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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Fruit production for local and foreign markets has become progressively more important in Brazil. Barbados cherry and guava are some of the most important fruits produced in Brazil for exportation. However, knowledge about the mite fauna on those crops is still scanty. One of the objectives of this work was to survey the mites found on Barbados cherry and guava produced in Campinas, State of São Paulo, for the foreign market, with emphasis on the Stigmaeidae. The other objective was the preparation of a list of the world species of Stigmaeidae, providing relevant taxonomic information about them. The survey was conducted in 2005 and 2006, taking monthly samples of leaves, branches and fruits of those crops. A total of 13384 mites were collected, belonging to 27 species of 23 genera and 13 families. The most diverse, frequent and abundant predators collected belong to the Phytoseiidae. Only 2 species of Stigmaeidae were collected, Zetzellia languida Gonzalez on Barbados cherry and Agistemus floridanus Gonzalez on guava. The phytophagous species found on both crops are commonly found in many countries. None of those has been considered of ample quarantine importance around the world. For the preparation of the list of stigmaeid species, a search of different data bases was conducted to detect relevant literature, gathering taxonomic information on the 464 species known in this family. The study of the gathered information allowed the characterization of the genera of this family. The results of those activities may greatly facilitate the identification of stigmaeid mites by facilitating the identification of the corresponding genera and the initial localization of the pertinent literature of the species of each genus.

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Ácaro stigmaeidae controle biológico predator biodiversity taxonomy goiaba. botânica (classificação) biological control. acerola biodiversidade

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