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Brown citrus rust mite

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Scientific Name
Phyllocoptruta oleivora
Pest Alias
Brown citrus mite; Citrus rust mites; Rust mite, Maori mite
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerates
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Acariformes
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:
Endeostigmata
Superfamily:
Eriophyoidea
Family:
Eriophyidae
Subfamily:
Phyllocoptinae
Tribe:
Phyllocoptini
Genus:
Phyllocoptruta
Species:
Phyllocoptruta oleivora

Phyllocoptruta oleivora, the citrus rust mite, is a serious pest of citrus in most humid regions of the world based on incurred damage and annual cost of control.[1] It infests twigs, leaves, and fruit of all citrus species and varieties, but its order of preferences is lemons, grapefruit, oranges, and tangerines.

References

  1. ^ Knapp, J.L. (June 1994). "Citrus Rust Mite" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

 

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Phyllocoptruta oleivora", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.

Brown citrus rust mite

Phyllocoptruta oleivora
Scientific Name
Phyllocoptruta oleivora
Pest Alias
Brown citrus mite; Citrus rust mites; Rust mite, Maori mite
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerates
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Superorder:
Acariformes
Order:
Sarcoptiformes
Suborder:
Endeostigmata
Superfamily:
Eriophyoidea
Family:
Eriophyidae
Subfamily:
Phyllocoptinae
Tribe:
Phyllocoptini
Genus:
Phyllocoptruta
Species:
Phyllocoptruta oleivora

Phyllocoptruta oleivora, the citrus rust mite, is a serious pest of citrus in most humid regions of the world based on incurred damage and annual cost of control.[1] It infests twigs, leaves, and fruit of all citrus species and varieties, but its order of preferences is lemons, grapefruit, oranges, and tangerines.

References

  1. ^ Knapp, J.L. (June 1994). "Citrus Rust Mite" (PDF). University of Florida. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

 

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Phyllocoptruta oleivora", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Content may have been omitted from the original, but no content has been changed or extended.