Stratiolaelaps

Barbar, Ziad, 2018, New mite records (Acari: Mesostigmata Trombidiformes) from soil and vegetation of some Syrian citrus agrosystems, Acarologia 58 (4), pp. 919-927 : 921

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https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20184298

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Stratiolaelaps
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Stratiolaelaps miles ( Berlese, 1892)

Specimens collected — Al-ya’robiyah: Two females from litter and soil under Eucalyptus sp. ,

4 and 9 April, 2017. This species is widely distributed in the northern hemisphere and being used in the control of some glasshouse pests namely larvae of sciarid flies ( Diptera : Sciaridae ) and western flower thrips [ Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) ] ( Gerson et al., 2003: Walter and Campbell, 2003).

Berlese A. 1892. Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta 63, 17 text pages + Plates 1 - 10 (reprint by Junk, The Hague, 1979).

Gerson U. L., Smiley R., Ochoa R. 2003. Mites (Acari) for Pest Control. Malden: Blackwell Science Ltd. 539 pp. doi: 10.1002 / 9780470750995

Walter D. E., Campbell N. J. H. 2003. Exotic vs endemic biocontrol agents: would the real Stratiolaelaps miles (Berlese) (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), please stand up?. Biol. Control, 26: 253 - 269. doi: 10.1016 / S 1049 - 9644 (02) 00171 - 8