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In this paper we report on the seasonal abundance of velvet mite larvae of Allothrombium pulvinum Ewing and Allothrombium monochaetum Goldarazena and Zhang in a meadow located in the mediterranean Navarra-Nafarroa region (northern Spain). Larvae of A. monochaetum peaked in numbers on Aphis fabae in mid-June while larvae of A. pulvinum peaked in the third week of July. Both species preferred the aphid thorax as attachment site. We also provide a list of aphid hosts of both mites and observed density of parasites on the hosts.
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Goldarazena, A., Zhang, ZQ. Seasonal abundance of Allothrombium monochaetum and Allothrombium pulvinum in Navarra-Nafarroa (northern Spain), with notes on larval host preference and rate of parasitism. Exp Appl Acarol 23, 987–993 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006324010834
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