IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Rimita Ghosh; Dr. Nirmal Debnath; Dr.  S. K. Gupta

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Mites Infesting Weeds In South Bengal With New Reports From India And Their Economic Importance

Rimita Ghosh, Dr. Nirmal Debnath, Dr. S. K. Gupta

Abstract :

The examination of 33 species of weeds collected from South 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal ,India, for occurrence of phytophagous and predatory mites revealed the occurrence of a total of 23 species of mites belonging to 19 genera, 9 familie and 3 orders.This included 9 species of phytophagous and 14 species of predatory mites.The mites have been listed along with their hosts/habitats/localities, Relative abundance, economic importance etc. This also included two species of Bdellidae, the occurrence of which was earlier unknown from India.