Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck 1948

Eotetranychus rubiphilus Reck 1948 View in CoL

Material examined — 3 ♀♀, 3 ♂♂: 2 ♀♀ (Kabadüz, N40°49′33.83″ E37°52′43.94″, 698 m, 14. VI.2018), 1 ♀ 3 ♂♂ (Perşembe, N41°4′29.02″ E37°43′52.77″, 455 m, 26. VII.2018)

Remarks — Eotetranychus rubiphilus was first discovered on Rubus sp. ( Rosaceae ) in Georgia by Reck (1948). So far, this phytophagous mite has been recorded in several Palearctic countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Italy, Korea, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Syria, Türkiye, and Ukraine. According to Migeon and Dorkeld (2024), it has been found on various host plants worldwide, including those from the families Brassicaceae , Geraniaceae , Rosaceae , and Vitaceae . In Türkiye, it was first reported on Prunus domestica L. and Prunus cerasus L. ( Rosaceae ) in Ordu by Altunç and Akyazı (2020). Little is known about the biology of E. rubiphilus . It was considered as the most important phytophagous mite affecting blackberries, particularly in greenhouses ( Naves et al. 2021). Altunç and Akyazı

(2020) found this mite along with some predators such as P. finitimus , Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) , Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) tiliae Oudemans ( Mesostigmata ; Phytoseiidae ), Cunaxoides lootsi Den Heyer & Castro ( Trombidiformes : Cunaxidae ) and Tydeus californicus (Banks) , T. goetzi Schruft ( Trombidiformes : Tydeidae ) (predator tydeoid mites according to Baker and Wharton 1952 ; Gerson et al. 2003 ; Walter and Proctor 2013). Among phytoseiid predators, P. finitimus and E. finlandicus were also found in the kiwi vines of Ordu in the present study.