Mites Predating Plant Parasitic Nematodes: Studies on Some Mites Predating on Plant Parasitic Nematodes

The root-knot nematode¸ Meloidogyne incognita is expected to be found in soils of fruit trees grooves, ornamental plants, vegetable and field crops, causing various types of injury according to its infestation level . The capital concern of this work , was interested in searching for some mites which proved to be abound in Mansoura district . Preliminary survey assured that , each of the acarid mites Tyrolichus sp. and Tyroglyphus sp. belong to family Aacaridae, sub- order Astigmata were abound in the fowl organic manure . Accordingly, the present study was oriented towards the possibility of rearing each of the above mentioned mite species on Meloidogyne incognita egg- masses, so as to measure the duration and feeding capacity of their different developmental stages of these mites, together with their fecundity, at the three temperature degrees 20 , 25 and 30 ?C & 55- 70 % RH .