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Tetranychidae Spider mites are members of the Tetranychidae family, which includes about 1,200 species. They are part of the subclass Mite, Acari (mites). Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaf, leaves of plants, where they may spin protective s ...

, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar

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Oligonychus aceris ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (maple spider mite), a pest of

maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...

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Oligonychus afrasiaticus ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (date palm spider mite), a major pest of the

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in North Africa and the Middle East; also on

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

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Oligonychus araneum ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

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Oligonychus bicolor ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (oak red mite), on

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'' (cassava red mite), many cultivated fruits and

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Oligonychus coffeae ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (tea red spider mite), "considered to be the most serious pest of

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northe ...

".Tea red spider mite (''Oligonychus coffeae'').
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cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...

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jute Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ''Corchorus olit ...

, and recorded on

cashew The cashew tree (''Anacardium occidentale'') is a tropical evergreen tree native to South America in the genus ''Anacardium'' that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit. The tree can grow as tall as , but the dwarf cult ...

African oil palm ''Elaeis guineensis'' is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. It is the principal source of palm oil. It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola an ...

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Thailand, Malaysia, and ...

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Oligonychus ilicis ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (southern red mite, coffee red mite), a pest of many woody ornamentals, especially

azalea Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and '' Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, and Octob ...

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camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controversy ...

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American holly ''Ilex opaca'', the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central Florida, and west to southeastern Missouri and eastern Texas. Description ''Ilex opaca ...

(''Ilex opaca'') *'' Oligonychus indicus'' (sugarcane red spider mite, sugarcane leaf mite),

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

and grass crops *'' Oligonychus litchii'', grasses and palms *'' Oligonychus mangiferus'' (mango spider mite), many fruit crops,

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

, cotton, ornamentals *''

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avocado The avocado (''Persea americana'') is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas and was first domesticated by Mesoamerican tribes more than 5,000 years ago. Then as now it was prized for i ...

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

, cotton, ornamentals *'' Oligonychus milleri'' (pine spider mite), known from many species of

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*'' Oligonychus oryzae'' (paddy leaf mite, rice leaf mite), a pest of rice *''

Oligonychus palus ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

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conifers Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extan ...

, such as

juniper Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Juniperus'' () of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from the Arcti ...

bonsai Bonsai ( ja, 盆栽, , tray planting, ) is the Japanese art of growing and training miniature trees in pots, developed from the traditional Chinese art form of ''penjing''. Unlike ''penjing'', which utilizes traditional techniques to produce ...

*'' Oligonychus perseae'' (persea mite), a top pest of avocado in

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, also on ornamentals *'' Oligonychus pratensis'' (Banks grass mite), corn, turfgrasses *''

Oligonychus punicae ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (ash flower gall mite, avocado brown mite), a pest of avocado *'' Oligonychus sacchari'' (sugarcane yellow mite), on

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

and other grasses *'' Oligonychus shinkajii'', grass crops such as

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

, sugarcane, and

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...

*'' Oligonychus thelytokus'', some fruits, cassava, cotton, and ornamentals *'' Oligonychus ununguis'' (spruce spider mite), a pest of conifers with a preference for

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal (taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the subfami ...

s *'' Oligonychus yothersi'' (avocado red mite), a pest of

yerba mate Yerba mate or yerba-maté (''Ilex paraguariensis''; from Spanish ; pt, erva-mate, or ; gn, ka'a, ) is a plant species of the holly genus ''Ilex'' native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leave ...

and

Peña, J. E
Avocado IPM: Avocado Mites.
University of Florida IFAS. 2007. *'' Oligonychus zeae'' (maize spider mite), banana and grasses

Gallery

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'' Oligonychus pratensis.jpg, '' Oligonychus pratensis'' Oligonychus ununguis.jpg, '' Oligonychus ununguis''

References

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