<strong>Vertical extratification of phytophagous and predator mites (Acari) on <em>Caryocar brasiliense </em>(Caryocaraceae)<em> </em>tree canopies</strong>

Abstract

The distribution of Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae) trees is wide in the Brazilian Cerrado biome and its fruits are used by humans for food and as the main income source of many communities. Herbivorous mites damage this plant and their abundance and of their predator mites were recorded in three separate parts of C. brasiliense canopies. The number of Eutetranychus sp. (Tetranychidae) individuals was highest in the apical canopy parts and those of Proctolaelaps sp. (Ascidae) and Tetranychus sp.1. (Tetranychidae) in the basal part. This knowledge is important to sample phytophagous and predator mites in future commercial plantations of this plant.

Keywords

• Acari
• Brazil
• pest
• predator
• sampling.