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Phoretic mite associates of mountain pine beetle at the leading edge of an infestation in northwestern Alberta, Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2012

Boyd A. Mori ,
Heather C. Proctor ,
David E. Walter  and
Maya L. Evenden
Boyd A. Mori*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2E9
Heather C. Proctor
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2E9
David E. Walter
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9, and Invertebrate Zoology, Royal Alberta Museum, 12845 — 102 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5N 0M6
Maya L. Evenden
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2E9
*
1Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

We identified species of mites phoretically associated with mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), collected from bolts of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta Douglas ex Louden (Pinaceae), and pheromone-baited traps in northwestern Alberta, Canada. Mite load and species composition were compared between beetle sexes and with beetle emergence time and estimated body size. The vast majority of mites associated with D. ponderosae in Alberta belonged to three species: Proctolaelaps subcorticalis Lindquist (Acari: Mesostigmata: Melicharidae), Histiogaster arborsignis Woodring (Acari: Astigmatina: Acaridae), and Tarsonemus ips Lindquist (Acari: Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae). There was no difference in mite loads on male and female beetles recovered from bolts in the laboratory and those from pheromone-baited traps in the field. More mites were found on larger beetles in the laboratory, but only T. ips showed this pattern on field-trapped beetles. There was no relationship between total mite load or load by mite species and beetle emergence time in the laboratory, but total mite load on field-trapped beetles decreased over the collecting season (10 June – 3 September 2009) at five collection locations (Grovedale, Blueberry Mountain, Hythe, Evergreen Park, and Glenleslie). This study is the first to document the assemblage of phoretic mites on D. ponderosae in Alberta and will help to direct future research on their interactions.

Résumé

Nous avons identifié les espèces d'acariens phorétiques sur des dendroctones du pin ponderosa, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Scolytinae), récoltés sur des billes de pin vrillé, Pinus contorta Douglas ex Louden (Pinaceae), et dans des pièges munis de phéromones dans le nord-ouest de l'Alberta, Canada. Les charges d'acariens et les compositions en espèces ont été comparées chez les coléoptères des deux sexes en fonction du moment de l'émergence et de la taille corporelle estimée. La grande majorité des acariens associés àD. ponderosae en Alberta appartiennent àtrois espèces, Proctolaelaps subcorticalis Lindquist (Acari : Mesostigmata : Melicharidae), Histiogaster arborsignis Woodring (Acari : Astigmatina : Acaridae) et Tarsonemus ips Lindquist (Acari : Prostigmata : Tarsonemidae). Il n'y a pas de différence de charge d'acariens entre les coléoptères mâles et femelles prélevés sur les billes en laboratoire, ni dans les pièges àphéromones en nature. Plus d'acariens se retrouvent en laboratoire sur les coléoptères plus grands, mais seul T. ips suit ce patron sur les coléoptères dans les pièges. Il n'y a pas de relation entre la charge totale d'acariens ou entre la charge en fonction des espèces d'acariens et le moment de l'émergence des coléoptères en laboratoire; cependant, la charge totale d'acariens sur les coléoptères capturés dans les pièges en nature diminue au cours de la saison de récolte (10 juin – 3 septembre 2009) aux cinq sites de capture (Grovedale, Blueberry Mountain, Hythe, Evergreen Park et Glenleslie). Notre étude est la première à caractériser le peuplement d'acariens phorétiques sur D. ponderosae en Alberta et aidera àorienter les recherches futures sur leurs interactions.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 143 , Issue 1 , February 2011 , pp. 44 - 55
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2011

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