Abstract

GONZALEZ, Marianela; REYES, Ada Iris  and  RAMOS, Mayra. Natural enemies associated to Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Santiago de Cuba. Rev. Protección Veg. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.3, pp. 215-218. ISSN 1010-2752.

A research to identify the natural enemies associated with Raoiella indica Hisrt (Acari: Tenuipalpidea) was carried out in Santiago de Cuba. Samples were taken monthly from different species of R.indica host plants during two years The natural enemies were collected, recorded and identified; their frequency of appearance was also determined. Amblyseius largoensis Muma was the only representative of the family Phytoseiidae and it was observed in 74% of the host plants, followed by Chrysopa cubana Hagen (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Stethorus sp., Scymnus sp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), and Orius insidiosus Say (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae), with 42.8%, 28.5%, 19.1% and 14.2%, respectively. This phytoseid mite was also the most frequent species together with C. Cubana, they were found in 100% and 54.1% of the samples.

Keywords : natural enemies; Raoiella indica.

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