A Preliminary Report on Diversity of Mites (Acari) in Different Plants from Campus of Barasat Government College, West Bengal

The present paper reports the occurrence of phytophagous and predatory mites from the campus of Barasat Govt.College, Dist. North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. A total of 38 species under 25 genera, 11 families and 2 orders are listed. Among which included 4 species of phytophagous mites under 3 genera, 2 families and 33 species of predatory mites under 21 genera and 8 families. This also includes one fungus feeding mite species, Acarus sp. of the family Acaridae. Hosts/habitats/economic importance of the listed species are also provided.