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Cyclamen Mite: A Pest of Michaelmas Daisies
Author(s) -
Harris K. M.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1968.tb00422.x
Subject(s) - biology , mite , pest analysis , cultivar , botany , resistance (ecology) , advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer , horticulture , agronomy , remote sensing , digital elevation model , geology
SUMMARY Stunting, scarring and distortion of stems and leaves and death of flower buds has caused serious failures of Michaelmas daisies ( Aster spp.) in recent years. This failure is here attributed to the presence of high populations of cyclamen mite ( Steneotarsonemus pallidus (Banks)). Cultivars of A. novi‐belgii are particularly susceptible to damage and although the mite also occurs on other species, these have some degree of tolerance or resistance. Symptoms of mite damage on A. novi‐belgii are described and illustrated and preliminary observations on the biology of the pest are reported.