Survey of insects and mites inhabiting leaves and soil of lantana camara L. in Assuit governorate

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted throughout whole year of 2009 on Lantana hedges bordehg farms at cultivated land and newly reclaimed area in Assiut Governorate. The survey rvealed the presence af four insect speclees [Aphis nasturil Kaltenbach; Bemisia tabaci [Gennadius] Empoasca declpiens Paoll Scolothrips Longicornis Priesner and two mite species [Tetranychus Urticae Koch and Amblyseius sp.] on lantana leaves in the two studied areas. Additionally, eleven soil mite species belonging to ten families [Calogiyphus sp. Acariade;Euphthiracarus sp. Euphthracaridae ;Galumnidae. Sterroppia sp.Oppiella sp. Oppiidae; ololaelaps bregetovae Laelapldae; Laelapidae quinisetosus Ascidae; Parasitus sp. Para Asitidae Acaropsella notch Cheyletidae;Pediculochelus sp. Pedinnlocbelidae and Spinibdella sp. Bdellidae] were recorded. The population density of A. nasturilB. Tabaci E.decipiens and Amblyseius sp., was moree abundant at newly reclamed area, While T. urticae and S. Longicornis were more abundant at cuItivated land. Also, the newly reelaiamed area harbored higher number of soil mites than that of cultivated lands. The Cryptostigmata species exhibited the higher number Followed by Astigmata and Mesostigmata, while low numbers of the Prostigmata were recorded in the cultivated land and newly reclaimed area