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Gall Mite
Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably less than 10% of the actual number existing in this poorly researched family. They are microscopic mites and are yellow to pinkish white to purplish in color. The mites are worm like, and have only two pairs of legs. Their primary method of population spread is by wind. They affect a wide range of plants, and several are major pest species causing substantial economic damage to crops. Some species, however, are used as biological agents to control weeds and invasive plant species. Notable species Notable species in this family include: *'' Abacarus hystrix'', the cereal rust mite *'' Abacarus sacchari'', the sugarcane rust mite *'' Acalitus essigi'', the redberry mite, which affects blackberries *''Aceria chondrillae'', the chondrilla ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriophyes Tiliae
''Eriophyes tiliae'' is a mite that forms the lime nail gall or bugle gall. It develops in a chemically induced gall; an erect, oblique or curved distortion rising up from the upper surface of the leaves of the lime (linden) trees (genus ''Tilia''), such as the large-leaved lime tree ''Tilia platyphyllos'', the common lime tree ''Tilia × europaea'', etc. Description During late spring and summer, tubular growths up to long develop apically on the leaves of ''Tilia sp.'' These galls are yellow-green or red in color, may be very numerous, and predominantly occur on the lower leaves in some sub-species. The galls appear not to affect the health of their hosts, and no way of controlling or preventing them exists. Taxonomy Several sub-species have been identified, partly identified by their positioning on the leaves in relation to the veins and other structures. Life cycle The mites move onto the foliage in the spring, having overwintered in bark crevices and around buds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aceria Guerreronis
''Aceria guerreronis'', the coconut mite, is an eriophyid mite which infests coconut plantations. It is economically devastating, and can destroy up to 60% of coconut production. The immature nuts are infested and injured by mites feeding in the portion covered by the perianth of the immature nut. Description The coconut mite is small, with a length of about and a width of ; this is too small to see with the naked eye. The mite is white and translucent, long and slender, with two pairs of legs. Populations build up rapidly, and the presence of this mite is generally indicated by the damage it does, and confirmed microscopically. Distribution ''Aceria guerreronis'' was first described by Hartford H Keifer in 1965 from Mexico, but it is unclear whether it originated from the Old or New World. The coconut palm originated in the South Pacific region and spread along the coasts of Asia, and later Africa. It was introduced into the Americas by traders in the sixteenth century, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acaphylla
''Acaphylla'' is a genus of mites belonging to the family Eriophyidae Eriophyidae is a family of more than 200 genera of mites, which live as plant parasites, commonly causing galls or other damage to the plant tissues and hence known as gall mites. About 3,600 species have been described, but this is probably l .... The species of this genus are found in Northern America. Species: *'' Acaphylla acromia'' *'' Acaphylla steinwedeni'' *'' Acaphylla theae'' *'' Acaphylla theavagrans'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q10398724 Eriophyidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acalitus
''Acalitus'' is a genus of mites in the family Eriophyidae. These cosmopolitan, microscopic arthropods form galls on various plants, and some species such as ''Acalitus essigi'' and ''Acalitus vaccinii'' are pests of agricultural significance associated with berry crops. This genus includes the following species: *''Acalitus acanthus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990 *''Acalitus accolus'' Flechtmann, Amrine & Stasny, 1995 *''Acalitus acnistii'' (Keifer, 1953) *''Acalitus aethiopicus'' Smith-Meyer, 1990 *''Acalitus amicorum'' Flechtmann ''in'' Flechtmann, Kreiter, Etienne & Moraes, 2000 *''Acalitus amydros'' Flechtmann & Etienne, 2001 *''Acalitus ancyrivalis'' Smith-Meyer, 1990 *''Acalitus anthonii'' Keifer, 1972 *''Acalitus australis'' (Lamb, 1952) *''Acalitus avicenniae'' (Lamb, 1952) *''Acalitus batissimus'' Wilson, 1970 *''Acalitus bosquieae'' (Farkas, 1961) *''Acalitus brevitarsus'' (Fockeu, 1890) *''Acalitus calycophthirus'' (Nalepa, 1891) *''Acalitus capparidis'' Flechtmann ''in'' Flechtm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberoptus
''Aberoptus'' is a genus of mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear e ...s belonging to the family Eriophyidae. These tiny mites, flattened in shape, live beneath the waxy layer on the underside of the leaves of certain plants. Species Species include: *'' Aberoptus cerostructor'' Flechtmann, 2001 *'' Aberoptus championus'' Huang, 2005 *'' Aberoptus platessoides'' Smith-Meyer, 1989 *'' Aberoptus samoae'' Keifer, 1951 References * Eriophyidae Trombidiformes genera {{Trombidiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abacarus
''Abacarus'' is a genus of acari, including the following species: * '' Abacarus acutatus'' Sukhareva, 1985 * '' Abacarus doctus'' Navia ''et al.'', 2011Navia, D., Flechtmann, C.H.W., Lindquist, E.E., & Aguilar, H. (2011). "A new species of ''Abacarus'' (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) damaging sugarcane, ''Sacharum officinarum'' L., from Costa Rica—the first eriophyid mite described with a tibial seta on leg II." ''Zootaxa'' 3025: 51-58. * ''Abacarus hystrix ''Abacarus hystrix'', the cereal rust mite or grain rust mite, belongs to the family Eriophyidae. They are extremely small with adults measuring up to in length and only have four legs at the front of the body. Viewing by the human eye require ...'' (Nalepa, 1896) * '' Abacarus lolii'' Skoracka, 2009 * '' Abacarus sacchari'' Channabasavanna, 1966 References Eriophyidae Trombidiformes genera {{Trombidiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cherry
''Prunus serotina'', commonly called black cherry,World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition'. CRC Press; 19 April 2016. . p. 833–. wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the genus ''Prunus''. Despite being called black cherry, it is not very closely related to the commonly cultivated cherries such as sweet cherry (''P. avium''), sour cherry (''P. cerasus'') and Japanese flowering cherries (''P. serrulata'', ''P. speciosa'', ''P. sargentii'', ''P. incisa'', etc.) which belong to ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. Instead, ''P. serotina'' belongs to ''Prunus'' subg. ''Padus'', a subgenus also including Eurasian bird cherry (''P. padus'') and chokecherry (''P. virginiana''). The species is widespread and common in North America and South America. Black cherry is closely related to the chokecherry (''P. virginiana''); chokecherry, however, tends to be shorter (a shrub or small tree) and has smaller, less glossy leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriophyes Padi
''Eriophyes padi'' is a gall-forming mite that causes cherry pouch galls on black cherry ''Prunus serotina'', commonly called black cherry,World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference, Second Edition'. CRC Press; 19 April 2016. . p. 833–. wild black cherry, rum cherry, or mountain black cherry, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the g ... trees. References Agricultural pest mites Eriophyidae Animals described in 1890 Arachnids of North America {{agriculture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribes
''Ribes'' is a genus of about 200 known species of flowering plants, most of them native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The various species are known as currants or gooseberries, and some are cultivated for their edible fruit or as ornamental plants. ''Ribes'' is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. Description ''Ribes'' species are medium shrublike plants with marked diversity in strikingly diverse flowers and fruit. They have either palmately lobed or compound leaves, and some have thorns. The sepals of the flowers are larger than the petals, and fuse into a tube or saucer shape. The ovary is inferior, maturing into a berry with many seeds. Taxonomy ''Ribes'' is the single genus in the Saxifragales family Grossulariaceae. Although once included in the broader circumscription of Saxifragaceae ''sensu lato'', it is now positioned as a sister group to Saxifragaceae ''sensu stricto''. Subdivision First treated on a worldwide basis in 1907, the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecidophyopsis Ribis
''Cecidophyopsis ribis'' is an eriophyid mite which is best known for being a plant parasite, a pest of ''Ribes'' species, the genus that includes gooseberries and blackcurrants. It is commonly known as the blackcurrant gall mite or big bud mite. It feeds on the plants' buds, forming galls, and transmits a virus which causes blackcurrant reversion disease. The mite is a serious pest of blackcurrant crops in Europe, but rarely on other continents. Biology Buds affected by ''Cecidophyopsis ribis'' become swollen and globular and fail to develop normally. They are first noticeable in the autumn when they are unpointed and twice as large as normal buds. Inside the bud, between the closely folded leaves, are thousands of small, spherical eggs which later hatch into sausage-shaped mites with short legs near their anterior end. The mites suck sap from the buds and while they are doing so, can transmit the virus that causes blackcurrant reversion disease. The mites are long. When mature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
