Open AccessCoconut Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyidae)
Author(s) -
Forrest W. Howard,
D. Moore
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in709-2006
Subject(s) - eriophyidae , acari , mite , biology , entomology , acariformes , botany
EENY-398, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by F. W. Howard and Dave Moore, describes one of the worst arthropod pests of coconut palms, which attacks the young fruits and can cause scarring and distortion and premature fruit drop. Includes sections on distribution, description, biology and ecology, hosts, damage and economic importance, detection, management, and selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2006. EENY-398/IN709: A Coconut Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyidae) (ufl.edu)