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The article provides information on the diversity and identification of eriophyoid mites in Sari county, Mazandaran province, Iran. It lists the species of mites found, along with their host plants, collection dates, and locations. Some of the species are new records for Mazandaran province. The article also references related research and acknowledges support. Additionally, there is another article by Zhang (2017) that explores the classification and taxonomy of Eriophyoidea mites, discussing their distribution and reproduction. This article is freely accessible and can be reproduced for non-commercial purposes with proper credit given to the original author and source. [Extracted from the article]

The new eriophyid species, Phyllocoptes khazariensis sp. nov. was found on Cupressus sempervirens L. (Cupressaceae) during a survey on eriophyoid mite fauna of Sari county, Mazandaran province, north of Iran, in summer 2017. This is the first Phyllocoptes species found on plants of the genus Cupressus and herein described and illustrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Oribatid mites are one of the dominant soil microarthropods. These mites have an important role in increasing soil fertility through organic materials decomposition. Oribatid mite communities (Acari: Oribatida) were investigated in orchards of five regions (Ahar, Kaleibar, Varzaghan, Heris and Horand) in East Azerbaijan province, Iran. The oribatid mites were studied in each orchard (apple orchards with size of approximately 0.4 ha were selected) by collecting 12 samples taken from a maximum depth of 20 cm. Sampling was performed for six months in 2015. The oribatid species diversity (Shannon-Wiener index), Species richness (Rarefaction and Jackknife methods), Evenness by Shannon's index and similarity (Sorensen index) were calculated with Ecological Methodology 6.0 software for all the regions. A total of 75 species belonging to 57 genera and 38 families of oribatid mites were collected and identified. The highest number of species (54 spp.) was found in the orchards of Kaleibar, while the studied orchards of Varzaghan had the lowest number of species (21 spp.). One-way ANOVA analysis showed that the Shannon- Wiener species diversity was highest in Kaleibar (H = 3.409) and Ahar (H = 3.419). Also, Kaleibar and Ahar had the highest species richness (Kaleibar: 79.8 species, Ahar: 70.7 species). Among studied regions, Kaleibar and Ahar had the highest species richness and species diversity but Varzaghan showed the lowest values, apparently because of geographical and climate differences between these regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is one of the most economically important pests on a wide range of crops around the world. Consumption rate and functional responses of all larval stages, male and female of Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant) and Orius albidipennis (Rueter) to the varying densities of eggs, protonymphs and females of T. urticae were evaluated under laboratory conditions (27 ± 1 °C, 65 ± 5% RH and 16L/8D h photoperiod). Functional response type was determined by a logistic regression model. The Rogers model was used to estimate attack rate (a) and handling time (Th). The results indicated that the functional responses of different stages of two predators were type III on T. urticae eggs and type II on T. urticae protonymphs and females. The shortest handling time (Th) of both predators were observed on eggs followed by protonymphs and females of T. urticae. The highest and the lowest attack rate (a) were observed by the male and first instar larva in S. gilvifrons and female and first instar nymph in O. albidipennis respectively. The maximum daily attack rates (T/Th) were 153.5, 114.4 and 76.07 for S. gilvifrons, and 134.1, 91 and 55.3 for O. albidipennis by feeding on egg, protonymph and female T. urticae respectively. The handling time (Th) of S. gilvifrons adults were shorter than that of O. albidipennis. The results suggested that both predators exhibited suitable efficacy on all stages of T. urticae, however S. gilvifrons acted more effectively than the other predator in laboratory conditions considering higher consumption rate, shorter handling time and higher attack rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]