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Descriptions of Four New Species of Phytoseiid Mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from West Bengal, India


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1 All India Network Project on Agricultural Acarology, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India
 

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The mites of the family Phytoseiidae have received worldwide attention because of their importance in biological control of not only mite pests but also of some of the soft-bodied insects attacking various crops. This is probably the most explored and exploited among all the predatory mites. In view of their importance, these mites have been explored from India and many new species have been described since 1960.
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K. Karmakar
All India Network Project on Agricultural Acarology, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India
S. K. Gupta
All India Network Project on Agricultural Acarology, Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani-741235, West Bengal, India

Abstract


The mites of the family Phytoseiidae have received worldwide attention because of their importance in biological control of not only mite pests but also of some of the soft-bodied insects attacking various crops. This is probably the most explored and exploited among all the predatory mites. In view of their importance, these mites have been explored from India and many new species have been described since 1960.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi.v114i4.168564