Journal of Biological Control

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Mites Infesting the Grasshoppers Occurring in Different Ecosystems in Coimbatore


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1 Departmentof Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
 

Several species of parasitic mites, namely. Leptus spp. (Erythraeidae), Iolina spp. (Iolinidae), Locustacus spp. Podopolipus spp., (Podapolipidae), Pyemotes spp. (Pyemotidae) and Tarsonemus sp. (Tarsonemidae) have been recorded on different species of grasshoppers occurring in different ecosystems in Coimbatore and their relationship discussed.

Keywords

Parasite, Mites, Grasshoppers.
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M. Mohanasundaram
Departmentof Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
S. Parameswaran
Departmentof Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India

Abstract


Several species of parasitic mites, namely. Leptus spp. (Erythraeidae), Iolina spp. (Iolinidae), Locustacus spp. Podopolipus spp., (Podapolipidae), Pyemotes spp. (Pyemotidae) and Tarsonemus sp. (Tarsonemidae) have been recorded on different species of grasshoppers occurring in different ecosystems in Coimbatore and their relationship discussed.

Keywords


Parasite, Mites, Grasshoppers.