Mites Infesting the Grasshoppers Occurring in Different Ecosystems in Coimbatore

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Authors

  • Departmentof Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003 ,IN
  • Departmentof Agricultural Entomology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003 ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/1989/4206

Keywords:

Parasite, Mites, Grasshoppers.

Abstract

Several species of parasitic mites, namely. Leptus spp. (Erythraeidae), Iolina spp. (Iolinidae), Locustacus spp. Podopolipus spp., (Podapolipidae), Pyemotes spp. (Pyemotidae) and Tarsonemus sp. (Tarsonemidae) have been recorded on different species of grasshoppers occurring in different ecosystems in Coimbatore and their relationship discussed.