''Eriophyes vitis'', also known as grape erineum mite or blister mite, is a

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 evid ...

species in the genus ''

Eriophyes ''Eriophyes'' is a genus of acari that forms galls, specially on trees of the family Rosaceae. Some are called blister mites. The blue butterfly '' Celastrina serotina'' has been reported to feed on these galls and also on the mites, making it ...

'' infecting grape leaves (''

Vitis vinifera ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. There are curre ...

''). ''E. vitis'' has spread worldwide and has three distinct strains: a leaf-curling strain, a blister-causing strain, and a strain that stunts the growth of buds. It is a vector of grapevine pinot gris virus and grapevine inner necrosis virus. This species is associated with the mite '' Tydeus eriophyes'' on grapevines in the vicinity of Grabouw, South Africa.

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Colomerus vitis
In: DrfpLib Eriophyidae Animals described in 1857 Leaf diseases Grape pests Agricultural pest mites Arthropods of South Africa {{Trombidiformes-stub