| Oligonychus | |
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| Oligonychus velascoi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Tetranychidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetranychinae |
| Genus: | Oligonychus Berlese, 1886 |
| Species | |
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about 200 | |
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.
Species include:
- Oligonychus aceris (maple spider mite), a pest of maples
- Oligonychus afrasiaticus (date palm spider mite), a major pest of the date palm in North Africa and the Middle East; also on grasses, including maize
- Oligonychus araneum (grasswebbing mite)
- Oligonychus bicolor (oak red mite), on oaks and other hardwood trees
- Oligonychus biharensis (cassava red mite), many cultivated fruits and ornamental plants
- Oligonychus coffeae (tea red spider mite), "considered to be the most serious pest of tea". Also a pest of coffee, cotton, and jute, and recorded on cashew, African oil palm, rubber, and several fruit crops
- Oligonychus coniferarum, a pest of many conifer trees used for Christmas trees
- Oligonychus gossypii (cotton red mite), cotton, fruits, beans, ornamentals
- Oligonychus ilicis (southern red mite, coffee red mite), a pest of many woody ornamentals, especially azaleas and camellias, first described from American holly (Ilex opaca)
- Oligonychus indicus (sugarcane red spider mite, sugarcane leaf mite), banana and grass crops
- Oligonychus litchii, grasses and palms
- Oligonychus mangiferus (mango spider mite), many fruit crops, sweet potato, cotton, ornamentals
- Oligonychus mcgregori, avocado, cassava, cotton, ornamentals
- Oligonychus milleri (pine spider mite), known from many species of pine
- Oligonychus oryzae (paddy leaf mite, rice leaf mite), a pest of rice
- Oligonychus palus, banana
- Oligonychus perditus, a pest of ornamental conifers, such as juniper bonsai
- Oligonychus perseae (persea mite), a top pest of avocado in California, also on ornamentals
- Oligonychus pratensis (Banks grass mite), corn, turfgrasses
- Oligonychus punicae (ash flower gall mite, avocado brown mite), a pest of avocado
- Oligonychus sacchari (sugarcane yellow mite), on sugarcane and other grasses
- Oligonychus shinkajii, grass crops such as rice, sugarcane, and bamboo
- Oligonychus thelytokus, some fruits, cassava, cotton, and ornamentals
- Oligonychus ununguis (spruce spider mite), a pest of conifers with a preference for spruces
- Oligonychus yothersi (avocado red mite), a pest of yerba mate and avocado
- Oligonychus zeae (maize spider mite), banana and grasses
Gallery
References
- ^ Walter, D. E. Oligonychus. Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for Quarantine and Plant Protection.
- Seagraves, B. L., et al. (2013). Relative resistance or susceptibility of maple (Acer) species, hybrids and cultivars to six arthropod pests of production nurseries. Pest Management Science 69(1), 112–19.
- Chaaban, S. B., et al. (2011). Oligonychus afrasiaticus and phytoseiid predators' seasonal occurrence on date palm Phoenix dactylifera ('Deglet Noor' cultivar) in Tunisian oases. Bulletin of Insectology 64(1), 15–21.
- Chaaban, S. B., et al. (2012). Effects of host plants on distribution, abundance, developmental time and life table parameters of Oligonychus afrasiaticus (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 52(10), 121–33.
- ^ Tetranychidae Systematic Names. Australian National Insect Collection. CSIRO.
- Sadof, C. S. and T. J. Gibb. Spider Mites on Ornamentals. E-42-W. Purdue Extension. 2010.
- ^ Tea red spider mite (Oligonychus coffeae). Plantwise. CABI.
- "d3682-1". USDA Agricultural Research Service. October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
The red spider mite, Oligonychus coniferarum, is an important pest of conifer trees like those used as Christmas trees.
- Denmark, H. A., et al. Southern Red Mite, Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae). EENY-376 (IN680). Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida IFAS. Published 2006, revised 2009.
- Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus ilicis. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
- Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus milleri. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
- Radhakrishnan, V. and K. Ramaraju. (2009). Development durations, colonization and insecticide efficacy of leaf mite, Oligonychus oryzae Hirst on rice. Tropical Agricultural Research 21(1), 30–38.
- Beard, J. J. (2008). A new species of spider mite, Oligonychus palus sp. nov.(Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), from tropical Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 47(2), 102–06.
- Oligonychus perditus. Plantwise. CABI.
- Persea Mite. Statewide IPM Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of California. 2011.
- Brewer, Michael J. (April 1995). "Banks Grass Mite" (PDF). Department of Renewable Resources, University of Wyoming. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- Hoddle, M. S., et al. (2000). Biological control of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocado III. Internat J Acarol 26(3) 203-14.
- Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus sacchari. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
- Spruce Spider Mite. Pests of Trees and Shrubs. IPM of Midwest Landscapes. Department of Entomology. University of Minnesota.
- Gouvea, A. D., et al. (2007). Presence-absence sampling plan for Oligonychus yothersi (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on mate-tea orchard. Neotropical Entomology 36(4), 583–86.
- Peña, J. E. Avocado IPM: Avocado Mites. University of Florida IFAS. 2007.