Mite Fauna Inhabiting Animal Manures at Ismailia Governorate, Egypt

Abstract

Survey as well as population density of mite's fauna inhabiting organic manures in different animal sheds i.e. buffalo, cow, sheep and goats was conducted during the period from March 2013 to February 2015 in the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University. Results indicated that thirty-three species belonging to twentyeight genera and twenty-one families within 2 orders were recorded and identified. Order Acariformes was represented by suborder Actinedida (6 families and 12 species); suborder Acaridida (3 families and 3 species) and suborder Oribatida (2 families and 2 species). Order Parasitiformes was represented only by suborder Gamasida (10 families and 16 species). Furthemore, six families (9 species) were recorded in buffalo sheds; 13 families (18 species) in cow sheds; 20 families (27 species) in sheep sheds and 8 families (9 species) in goat sheds. Data also revealed that Tyrophagus putrescentiae Schrank was recorded in highest numbers, while Macrocheleus merdarus (Berlese) was relatively rare.