Acarologia (1999) 40, 55-58

A. Sanchez-Covisa, J.A. Rodriguez-Rodriguez, F. de la Torre and J.C. Garcia-Robaina (1999)
Fauns d'acariens de la poussière domestique dans l'ile de Tenerife
Acarologia 40 (1), 55-58
Abstract: In this work we studied the mite faunal composition present in house dust collected in homes of patients with respiratory symptoms in the towns of Santa Cruz and La Laguna, Tenerife (Spain). The frequencies of species occurrence were: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (99%), Euroglyphus maynei (23%), Tyrophagus putrescentiae (I8%), Dermatophagoides farinae (I5%), Blomia tropicalis (13%), Lepidoglyphus destructor (6%), Chortoglyphus arcuatus (5%), Glycyphagus domesticus (<I%), Caloglyphus berlesei (<I%) and Histiostoma feroniarum (<1%).
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(original language: French)

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Dermatophagoides farinae		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Tyrophagus putrescentiae		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Lepidoglyphus destructor		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Chortoglyphus arcuatus		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Caloglyphus berlesei		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Euroglyphus maynei		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Blomia tropicalis		Spain (Canary Is.)
	Glycyphagus domesticus		Spain (Canary Is.)