Ácaros predadores associados a um sistema agroflorestal de açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart., Arecaeae) e cupuaçu [Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. Ex Spreng), Malvaceae] no sul do estado da Bahia

Aiming to verify the occurrence of predator mites in Southern Bahia State, we evaluate an agroforestry system (AFS) with açaí palm [Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Arecaceae)] intercropped cupuaçu [Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. Ex Spreng.) K. Schum. (Malvaceae)] Fazenda Bom Sossego located Porto Seguro municipality, Bahia. The samples were performed monthly at 15 plants each species, from September 2019 February 2020. We found a total 458 predatory 14 species and eight families, which 295 collected on açai 163 cupuaçu, 13 host, being Cheyletidae sp. unique Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) palm. From those, four are new records for host. Our results highlight that joint cultivation as AFS is suitable useful considering biological control practices, since hosts share more than 90% improving diversity beneficial organisms AFS. Açaí was recently reported host red-palm-mite (Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924, Tenuipalpidae), high population density damage, so implementation maintenance may predators instead phytophagous advisable strategy Integrated pest management (IPM) increasing effects natural decreasing damage by pests use chemical control.