A comprehensive faunistic research was carried out in order to detect Eriophyoid mites in İzmir. As a result of the research seventeen species of eriophyoid mites were detected for the mite fauna of Turkey. The samples were collected on fruit and ornamental plants in İzmir province, Turkey 2021. The identified eriophyid species are Aceria erinea Nalepa, 1891, Aceria avanensis Bagdasarian, 1970, Aceria salicina Nalepa, 1911, Aceria filiformis Nalepa, 1891, Aceria ilicis Canestrini, 1890, Aceria massalongoi Canestrini,1890, Aceria oleae Nalepa, 1900, Aceria sheldoni Ewing, 1937, Eriophyes pyri Pagenstecher, 1857, Eriophyes tiliae Nalepa, 1890, Aculus fockeui Nalepa & Trouessart, 1891, Phyllocoptes pruni Soliman & Abou-Awad, 1979, Aculus schlechtendali Nalepa 1890, Aculus mogeri Farkas, 1960, Colomerus vitis Pagenstecher, Calepitrimerus vitis Nalepa, 1905, Rhyncaphytoptus ficifoliae Keifer, 1939. Information on hosts, damage symptoms and geographical distribution of these species are given in the article.

Insect immune responses involved in virus defense have lately received increasing attention. While the pathways and effector molecules active in defense against bacteria and fungi are well studied (Ferrandon et al., 2007;Levitin et al., 2008), the regulation of the innate immune system against viral infections still remains to be elucidated. The baculoviruses (Baculoviridae) are doublestranded DNA viruses that infect arthropods, mainly insects and in particular Lepidoptera (Cory and Myers, 2003). Baculoviruses are not only biocontrol agents of lepidopteran pests, but also have been developed and used extensively in research, serving as expression vectors for high-level production of recombinant proteins (Bonning and Hammock, 1996;Susurluk et al., 2013). Although baculoviruses have been successfully used to control lepidopteran and hymenopteran insect pests of agriculture and forestry importance worldwide, little is known about the host immune responses towards these viral infections (Federici, 1986;Miller, 1997; Moscardi, 1999).Transferrin is an iron-binding protein that has a role in iron transport (Nichol et al., 2002), in preventing oxidative stress, and in delivering iron to eggs for development (Yoshiga et al., 1997). In addition, it is known that transferrin synthesis is increased following exposure to bacteria, fungi, pathogens, and parasites, as well as insect parasitoids (

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The study was carried out to detect phytophagous and predatory mites on rosehip (Rosa canina L.) (Rosaceae) in Ankara, Turkey. The samples were collected monthly from Ayaş, Çubuk, Gölbaşı, Haymana, Kahramankazan and Kızılcahamam districts of Ankara province from March to November between 2012 and 2014. As a result, a total of 12 mite species were identified namely; Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher), Bryobia kissophila Eyndhoven, Eotetranychus populi (Koch), Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), Cenopalpus pulcher (Canestrini and Fanzago) (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), Tarsonemus smithi Ewing (Acari: Tarsonemidae) as phytophagous mites, and Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans), Paraseiulus triporus (Chant and Yoshida-Shaul), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) bagdasarjani Wainstein and Arutunjan, T. (A.) psyllakisi (Swirski and Ragusa) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Zetzellia mali (Ewing) (Acari: Stigmaeidae) as predatory mites. Tetranychus urticae and K. aberrans are the most common phytophagous and predatory mites, respectively. Tarsonemus smithi is a new record for the Turkish fauna.

SummaryThe boxwood spider mite Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman) (Acari: Tetranychidae) was collected on boxwood bushes, Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae) in Ankara and on cypress Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. (Cupressaceae) in Istanbul. This species is the first report for mite fauna of Turkey. The data on distribution, damage, biology and control of this mite is presented.Key words: Boxwood spider mite, Eurytetranychus buxi, Tetranychidae, Cupressaceae, Turkey. ÖzetAnkara'dan şimşir Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae) ve İstanbul'dan Limon servi (Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. (Cupressaceae) üzerinden toplanan şimşir akarı Eurytetranychus buxi (Garman) (Acari: Tetranychidae), Türkiye akar faunası için ilk kayıt olarak belirlenmiştir. Akarın dünyadaki yayılış alanları, biyolojisi, zarar şekli ve mücadelesi ile ilgili bilgiler sunulmuştur.