Mite Fauna Inhabiting Animal Manures at Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

Abstract

Survey as well as population density of mite's fauna inhabiting organic manures in different animal sheds i.e.
buffalo, cow, sheep and goats was conducted during the period from March 2013 to February 2015 in the Experimental
Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University. Results indicated that thirty-three species belonging to twentyeight
genera and twenty-one families within 2 orders were recorded and identified. Order Acariformes was represented
by suborder Actinedida (6 families and 12 species); suborder Acaridida (3 families and 3 species) and suborder
Oribatida (2 families and 2 species). Order Parasitiformes was represented only by suborder Gamasida (10 families and
16 species). Furthemore, six families (9 species) were recorded in buffalo sheds; 13 families (18 species) in cow sheds;
20 families (27 species) in sheep sheds and 8 families (9 species) in goat sheds. Data also revealed that Tyrophagus
putrescentiae Schrank was recorded in highest numbers, while Macrocheleus merdarus (Berlese) was relatively rare.

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