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- Title
Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): an exploding mite pest in the neotropics.
- Authors
Kane, Ethan; Ochoa, Ronald; Mathurin, Guy; Erbe, Eric; Beard, Jennifer
- Abstract
Major infestations of the flat mite species Raoiella indica Hirst affecting bananas, palms and other ornamental plants have been reported from the Caribbean islands, Mexico, FL (USA), Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil. Specimens from these localities were examined using traditional light microscopy and low-temperature scanning electron microscopy techniques. While little is known about the biology of this mite, its recent appearance in the Americas in both commercial coconut and banana plantations has raised concerns about its economic impact as an invasive pest.
- Subjects
CARIBBEAN; MITES; PALM tree diseases &; pests; BANANA diseases &; pests; FALSE spider mites
- Publication
Experimental & Applied Acarology, 2012, Vol 57, Issue 3/4, p215
- ISSN
0168-8162
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10493-012-9541-1