abstract during 2008-2009 species composition of injurious mites associated with common broad leaf trees and ornamental shrubs in green spaces of mashhad region was surveyed. as result, 13 mite species belonging to 10 genera and 3 families, eriophyidae, tetranychidae and tenuipalpidae were collected and identified. in bellow list, the new records for razavi khorasan and iran are indicated with ...

Two new eriophyid mite species associated with Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica, namely Aculops jilinensissp. n. and Phyllocoptes ternifloressp. n., are described. Both species infest the tender leaves of host plants, inducing severe curling and blistering.

A new eriophyoid mite species, Aculops orlovacae n. sp. (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) collected from Dipsacus laciniatus L. (Dipsacaceae) in northern Serbia, is described and illustrated, including digital micrographs depicting key morphological characters. Differential diagnosis is provided in comparison with Aculops salixis Xue, Song et Hong, Aculops rhodensis (Keifer), Aculops hussongi K...

Colomerus Newkirk & Keifer, 1971 is an eriophyid genus described by Newkirk and Keifer about 43 years ago, that contains species from all continents, except Antarctica. They live mostly on dicotyledonous plants. Colomerus novahebridensis Keifer, 1977 was described from coconut (Cocos nucifera L., Arecaceae) fruits from Vanuatu. A description of a Thai population of this species is given in this...

We report Aculops ailanthi Lin, Jin, and Kuang, 1997 (Acariformes: Trombidiformes: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) from Pennsylvania West Virginia, USA; present the first scanning electron micrographs of species in North America discuss morphological observations that clarify features observed slide-mounted specimens, such as number ridges on female genital flaps; briefly symptoms control an A. infes...

The wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, is an eriophyid pest of wheat, although its primary economic impact on wheat is due to the transmission of Wheat streak mosaic (WSMV), Wheat mosaic (also known as High Plains virus), and Triticum mosaic (TriMV) viruses. These viruses cause significant annual losses in winter wheat production throughout the western Great Plains. Temperature and humi...

Bougainvillea plants, native of Brazil, are cultivated in home gardens South Africa. Vittacus bougainvilleae (Keifer) (Eriophyidae), Brevipalpus californicus s.l. (Banks) and yothersi Baker (Tenuipalpidae) recorded for the first time this country infesting bougainvillea plants. The rust mite, V. bougainvilleae, was detected Western Cape Province during summer season. Infested plants showed symp...