International Journal of Acarology (1997) 23, 127-132

Sven Boström, Eva Johansson, Bengt Härfast, Lars Lundqvist, Ingrid Bäckman, Elisabeth von Rosen and Marianne van Hage-Hamsten (1997)
Characterization of the mite fauna (Acari) in Swedish barn dust
International Journal of Acarology 23 (2), 127-132
Abstract: The mite fauna in barn dust from 30 farms on the Swedish island of Gotland was analysed. All samples contained mites, but densities varied from 660 to 200,500 specimens/g dust. Twelve species of astigmatic mites were identified and among them was Lepidoglyphus destructor from all the farms and abundant in most samples. Tyrophagus spp., Acarus siro -complex and Glycyphagus domesticus were also present in high numbers. Of the prostigmatic mites, the families Cheyletidae, Tarsonemidae and Tydeidae were represented in almost all samples. Significant positive correlations were obtained between the acarids and the predatory cheyletid mites and between the glycyphagids and the cheyletids (p <0.05).
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Database assignments for author(s): Lars Lundqvist

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.
	Tyrophagus putrescentiae		Sweden
	Acarus siro		Sweden
	Aleuroglyphus ovatus		Sweden
	Lepidoglyphus destructor		Sweden
	Chortoglyphus arcuatus		Sweden
	Tyrophagus longior		Sweden
	Tyrophagus palmarum		Sweden
	Glycyphagus domesticus		Sweden
	Tyrophagus similis		Sweden