Spider mites and predatory mites (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) on oak trees in the city of Belgrade and its vicinity

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary research of diversity of fam. Tetranychidae and fam. Phytoseiidae on different oak species in the city of Belgrade and its vicinity in the period from 2010 to 2011. The study covers six different tree species from genus Quercus, four indigenous and two introduced species. The presence of two species of mite from Tetranychidae family, and three species from Phytoseiidae family has been verified so far.

U rada su izneta prelaminarna istraživanja diverziteta vrsta fam. Tetranychidae i fam. Phytoseiidae na različitim vrstama hrasta u Beogradu i njegovoj široj okolini u periodu 2010-2011. godine. Pregledom je obuhvaćeno šest različitih biljnih vrsta iz roda Quercus od čega su četiri autohtone a dve alohtone. Do sada je utvrđeno prisustvo dve vrste grinja iz fam. Tetranychidae i tri vrste iz fam. Phytoseidae.