Tyrophagus putrescentiae Schrank 1781

Abstract

<i>Tyrophagus putrescentiae</i> Schrank, 1781 Width: 239.12 ± 0.62 (163.01–362.38), length: 392.54 ± 0.86 (248.16–550.89) (n = 10). <i>Specimens examined</i> Ta&amp;scedil;köprü / Centrum garlic storage, 7. V.2014 (5 &amp;female;&amp;female;); Ta&amp;scedil;köprü / Tekev Village garlic storage, 14.XII.2014 (6 &amp;female;&amp;female;, 3 &amp;male;&amp;male;); Ta&amp;scedil;köprü / Centrum garlic storage, 26.I.2015 (53 &amp;female;&amp;female;, 42 &amp;male;&amp;male;); Ta&amp;scedil;köprü / A&amp;gbreve;c&amp;imath;ki&amp;scedil;i Village (65 &amp;female;&amp;female;, 113 &amp;male;&amp;male;); Centrum / Uzunkavak Village garlic storage, 10.IX.2015 (13 &amp;female;&amp;female;, 10 &amp;male;&amp;male;); Hanönü / Erik Village, 20. V.2016 (2 &amp;female;&amp;female;, 1 &amp;male;); Centrum / Abay Village, 24. V.2016 (1 &amp;male;). <i>Comments</i> This species, which is called the mildew mite, can be found to a wide range of food, plant and animal materials suitable for environmental conditions and is considered as a cosmopolitan storage pest with economic and health importance. It is a potential vector of parasitic fungi, such as <i>Aspergillus flavus</i>, <i>A. fumigatus</i>, <i>A. niger</i>, <i>Mucor racemosus</i> (Fresen) and <i>Nectria haematococca</i> (Wollenweber) (Zhang and Fan 2005). It was identified on head and green parts of garlic and storage samples andfound intensively in storages.

Published as part of <i>Cilbircioğlu, Cihan &amp; Çobanoğlu, Sultan, 2019, Phytophagous mite (Acari) species on garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivation areas and storages of Kastamonu, Turkey, pp. 211-224 in Persian Journal of Acarology 8 (3)</i> on page 217, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v8i3.46349, http://zenodo.org/record/7173998

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