First report of Schizoglyphus (Acari: Schizoglyphidae) on white grub larvae from India

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  • KOLLA SREEDEVI
     Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN
  • PRAKYA SREERAMA KUMAR
     Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN
  • SALIL KUMAR GUPTA
     Medicinal Plants Research and Extension Centre, Ramakrishna Mission, Narendrapur, Kolkata – 700103, West Bengal ,IN
  • NANJUNDAIAH SHEELA
     Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN
  • SATYA NAND SUSHIL
     Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.O. Box 2491, H.A. Farm Post, Hebbal, Bengaluru – 560024, Karnataka ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2023/36348

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Biocontrol, first report, mite, Scarabaeidae, white grubs

Abstract

White grubs cause serious yield losses in high-value and staple crops, including sugarcane, groundnut, maize and potato, but biological control through entomopathogenic fungi and nematodes is by far the most sustainable management strategy available. In our investigations on the factors causing mortality of several species of white grubs, we found an undermined species of the soil-dwelling mite, Schizoglyphus affecting white grub species belonging to Scarabaeidae of Coleoptera. This is the first report of the occurrence of this mite from India and as well from scarab larvae. The potential of this mite as a biocontrol agent has to be explored.

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2023-12-31

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SREEDEVI, K., KUMAR, P. S., GUPTA, S. K., SHEELA, N., & SUSHIL, S. N. (2023). First report of <i>Schizoglyphus</i> (Acari: Schizoglyphidae) on white grub larvae from India. Journal of Biological Control, 37(4), 268–270. https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2023/36348

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Volume 37, Issue 4, December 2023

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