Biodiversity of Mites Associated with Parrots and Peacocks in Giza Zoo, Egypt | ||
| Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||
| Article 6, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 27-30 PDF (59.58 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4975 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Reham Abo Shnaf1; Amal Romeih2; Sally Allam2 | ||
| 1Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 2Zoology and Agricultural Nematology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| During fall season, biodiversity of mites collected from parrots and Peacocks was recorded in Giza Zoo. Samples of dust, litter and debris from bird cages were examined. Mites were extracted using modified Tullgren funnel and mounted in Hoyer s medium on microscopic slides for examination. Seventeen mite species of 15 genera belong to ten families were identified. Theses families belong to four suborders as follow: four to Actinedida, two to Gamasida, three to Acaridida and one to Oribatida. Three species were firstly recorded; one belongs to the family Acaridae and the others to the family Cheyletidae. Types of habits of collected acari founa were noted predacious (35.2%), fungivourus (3.2%), parasitic (0.8%), phytophagous (4%), allergen (56.8%). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Acari; Parrots; Peacocks; biodiversity; Actinedida; Gamasida; Acaridida; Oribatida; Egypt | ||
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