Open AccessAcaro del coco, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arácnidae: Acari: Eriophyidae)
Author(s) -
Forrest W. Howard,
D. Moore,
Edwin Abreu,
Sérgio Nesteriuk
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-in744-2007
Subject(s) - eriophyidae , acari , biology , mite , entomology , acariformes , botany , horticulture
EENY-405, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by F. W. Howard, Dave Moore, Edwin Abreu, and Sergio Gallo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection, and is the Spanish-language version of EENY-398/IN709: A Coconut Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyidae). It 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, June 2007.EENY-405/IN744: Acaro del coco, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arácnidae: Acari: Eriophyidae) (ufl.edu)