Abstract
The family Phytoseiidae contains many predatory mite species and some are used in biological control programs worldwide. The identification of phytoseiid mites is based on tiny morphological structures and sometimes species diagnosis is not easy especially for non-taxonomists. DNA-based approaches may offer a fast and accurate diagnosis to overcome these difficulties, nevertheless more DNA sequences are needed to determine intra- and inter-specific variations and to provide accurate decision rules based on genetic distances between the taxa considered. In this study, we provide the molecular characterization of seven phytoseiid species based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region. Several populations of these species collected in Turkey were considered. A phylogenetic tree was also constructed. Finally, we record the presence of Neoseiulus reductus (Wainstein) in Turkey.
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We would like to thank to Dr. Sibel Yorulmaz Salman (Isparta University of Applied Sciences), Canberk Ay (Ankara University), Naciye Sena Çağatay (Ankara University), Banu Çiçek Tokgöz (Republic of Turkey Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry), Tuba Albayrak (Isparta University of Applied Sciences), Kenan Erdoğan (Ankara University), Esengül Özdemir (Ankara University) and Mehmet Ali Temur (Hacettepe University) for providing plant samples.
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İnak, E., Çobanoğlu, S., Sade, E. et al. Molecular characterization of phytoseiid mites in Turkey based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, with a new record for the country. Exp Appl Acarol 81, 201–213 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00504-3
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