Amblyseius andersoni (Chant 1957)

Amblyseius andersoni (Chant 1957) View in CoL

Material examined — 4 ♀♀. 1 ♀ (Fatsa, N40°59′0.25″ E37°25′54.74″, 70 m, 06. VIII.2018), 1

♀ (Perşembe, N41°4′51.30″ E37°37′50.47″, 28 m, 26. VII.2018), 1 ♀ (Perşembe, N41°4′29.02″

E37°43′52.77″, 455 m, 26. VII.2018), 1 ♀ (Perşembe, N41°0′26.05″ E37°49′22.80″, 6 m,

26. VII.2018)

Remarks — Amblyseius andersoni was first described from prunes in Canada by Chant (1957a). This predatory mite is found in over 30 countries worldwide ( Demite et al. 2023).

It also has been recorded in different habitats in Türkiye multiple times ( Faraji et al. 2011 ; Çobanoğlu et al. 2020 ; Döker et al. 2020 ; Miroğlu and Çıkman 2022). In the current research area, it was previously discovered on persimmon D (. kaki ) ( Akyazı et al. 2017), vegetables ( S. melongena , C. annuum , C. sativus ) ( Soysal and Akyazı 2018), stone fruits ( P. avium , P. domestica , P. persica ( Altunç and Akyazı 2019)) and P. laurocerasus ( Akyazı et al. 2022b) . Amblyseius . andersoni was classified as a Type 3 lifestyle (Subtype III-b) generalist predator living on glabrous leaves ( McMurtry et al. 2013). According to Camporese and Duso (1995) and Duso et al. (2003), it was observed to be more abundant and effective as a predator of spider mites on grape varieties with more glabrous leaves ( McMurtry et al. 2013). Polyphagotarsonemus latus , found in the current study, was given as a targeted species by A. andersoni ( BFG, 2024 ; Terralink, 2024). Additionally, it has been reported that this predator can feed on fungi ( Pozzebon and Duso 2008 ; McMurtry et al. 2013).