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The phytoseiid mite is considered that the most important natural enemy of the phytophagous mites on cassava. A taxonomic inventory and morpho­logical descriptions of the most important genera and the species complex of phytoseiid mites and their association with tetranychids were determined, as well as, their geogra­phical distribution in the Colombian department of Córdoba was realized. Specimens were obtained from samples collected in 21 localities with a temperature range of 23-38°C and altitude above sea level) ranging from 20 to 800 meters. Because of the agroecological similitude between the Nort West re­gión of Córdoba and the North of Ghana in Africa an intensive sampling was carried out in this region. Taxo­nomic identification was made accord­ing Muma & Denmark's system wíth the collaboration of Doctor Gilberto de Moraes from CPATSA, Brazil. Results show the presence of the following phytoseiid species: Ambly­seius aerialis (Muma), Euseius naindai­mei (Chant & Baker), lphiseiodes zuluagai Denmark & Muma, Neoseiu­lus anonymus (Chant & Baker), N. chilenensis (Dosse), Phytoseiulus ma­cropilis (Banks), Typhlodromalus limonicus (Garman & McGregor).limonicus was the most widely distributed species in the department, followed by A. aerialis, N. anonymus and P. macropilis. Tetranychid mites most frequently found were Mononychellus progresi­vus, M. tanajoa, M. caribbeanae, Oli­gonychus peruvianus, O. gossypii, and Tetranychus sp.

GONZÁLEZ-T., D. I., BELLOTTI, A. C., LOBATON, V., MESA-C., N. C., BELLOTTI, A. C., GUERRERO, J. M., HERRERA, C. J., & SERRANO, M. S. (1988). TETRANYCHIDAE AND PHYTOSEIIDAE mites ASSOCIATED WITH YUCCA CROP Manihot esculenta CRANTZ, IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORDOBA. Revista Colombiana De Entomología, 14(1), 22–33. https://doi.org/10.25100/socolen.v14i1.10195