Notes on the adaptation of some phytophagous and predacious mites to various ecological parameters in the Mediterranean countries [PDF]
Notes on the adaptation to various habitats, climatic conditions, life-cycles, dispersion as well as on some morpho-physiological ones of the main phytophagous (Tetranychidae and Eriophyidae) and predaceous (Phytoseiidae) mites typical of the ...
S. Ragusa, H. Tsolakis
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We deployed camera traps to document arthropod activity on specific flowers, sampled eDNA from those same flowers, then performed a metabarcoding analysis that targets a partial fragment of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) to determine all arthropod eDNA present.
Mark D. Johnson +8 more
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Enhanced top‐down control of herbivore population growth on plants with impaired defences
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Herbivore densities can be regulated by bottom‐up and top‐down forces such as plant defences and natural enemies, respectively. These forces can interact with each other to increase plant protection against herbivores; however, how much complementarity exists between ...
Saioa Legarrea +6 more
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Continental comparisons of the interaction between climate and the herbivorous mite, Floracarus perrepae (Acari : Eriophyidae) [PDF]
The Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum, is an invasive weed in the Florida Everglades and the leaf roll galling mite, Floracarus perrepae, is a proposed biological control agent.
Bourne, A.S. +5 more
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A new Acaralox species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) on Verbena officinalis L. from Hungary [PDF]
The female, male and nymph of Acaralox bognari sp. n., associated with Verbena officinalis (Verbenaceae), are described from Hungary. Taxonomically relevant morphological details are illustrated and the species is diagnosed from the similar ...
Ripka, Géza
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First report of Aculops lycopersici (Tryon, 1917) (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Pepino in Turkey
The tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici (Tryon, 1917) (Acari: Eriophyidae) is reported for the first time on Pepino (Solanum muricatum Aiton) in Ordu and Samsun provinces in Turkey.
Rana Akyazi
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Three New Aceria Species (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Hungary on Limonium gmelinii ssp. hungaricum (Plumbaginaceae), Petrorhagia prolifera (Caryophyllaceae) and Gypsophila paniculata (Caryophyllaceae) [PDF]
Three new species of eriophyoid mite, Aceria cumanorum n. sp., associated with Limonium gmelinii ssp. hungaricum (Plumbaginaceae), Aceria feketeistvani n. sp. associated with Petrorhagia prolifera (Caryophyllaceae) and Aceria belarexi n. sp.
Ripka, G.
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Three new species of Nothopodinae (Acari, Eriophyidae) from China [PDF]
In this paper, three new species of Nothopodinae mites from China are described and illustrated. They are Disella miliusae sp. nov. collected on Miliusa sinensis Finet & Gagnep. (Annonaceae), Disella dendrocalama sp. nov. collected on Dendrocalamus yunnanicus Hsueh & D.Z.Li (Poaceae), and Colopodacus machili sp. nov. collected on Machilus nanmu
Juan Yang +3 more
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Calacarus heveae Feres, 1992 é um eriofídeo descrito de espécimes coletados em plantas de seringueira (Hevea brasiliensis, Euphorbiaceae) na região noroeste do Estado de São Paulo.
Noeli Juarez Ferla +2 more
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Size of predatory mites and refuge entrance determine success of biological control of the coconut mite [PDF]
Published online: 06 July 2016Predators face the challenge of accessing prey that live in sheltered habitats. The coconut mite Aceriaguerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) lives hidden beneath the perianth, which is appressed to the coconut fruit ...
Hanna, R. +7 more
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