TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - First record of two insects preying on the red tomato spider mite Tetranychus evansi (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Latakia governorate, Syria VL - 60 IS - 4 SP - 872 EP - 877 PY - 2020 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Dayoub, Ahmad Malek AU - Dib, Hazem AU - Boubou, Angham UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20204406 DO - 10.24349/acarologia/20204406 DA - 2020-11-27 ET - 2020-11-27 KW - biological control KW - spider mites KW - predation KW - Stethorus gilvifrons KW - Feltiella acarisuga KW - Tetranychus evansi KW - Solanaceae KW - Syria AB - The red tomato spider mite Tetranychus evansi is an important invasive pest of solanaceous plants worldwide. It has been recorded in Syria since 2011 in Latakia governorate, a Mediterranean coastal region. During survey conducted in 2019, the ladybird beetle, Stethorus gilvifrons (Mulsant) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and the acarivorous gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (Vallot) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) were identified in association with T. evansi colonies on tomato and black nightshade from 12 sites in Latakia. Larvae of F. acarisuga, and larvae and adults of S. gilvifrons, were observed preying on all developmental stages of T. evansi. This is the first record of T. evansi as a prey of S. gilvifrons. A literature review of Stethorus and Feltiella species previously reported in association with T. evansi on solanaceous plants is also provided. ER -