Mite species (Acari) on blackberry cultivars in organic and conventional farms in Florida and Georgia, USA
Akyazı, Rana
Welbourn, Cal
Liburd, Oscar E.
Acarologia
2021
2021-01-14
61
1
31
45
55QR6
Koch
Koch
1836
[491,785,1582,1606]
Arachnida
Tetranychidae
Tetranychus
Animalia
Trombidiformes
10
40
Arthropoda
species
urticae
Material Examined (n=5; 5 ♂♂)— 1♂( 31°22 ′49.19 ″N, 83°19 ′8.57 ″W, 89 m, 18 August 2016, Osage, Conventional Farm); 1♂( 29°24 ′30.77 ″N, 82°10 ′16.13 ″W, 19 m, 22 August 2016, Choctaw, Organic Farm); 2♂♂( 31°22 ′49.19 ″N, 83°19 ′8.57 ″W, 89 m, 21 July 2016, Osage, Conventional Farm); 1♂( 29°39 ′15.95 ″N, 82°31 ′25.49 ″W, 32 m, 27 July 2016, Navaho, Organic Farm).
Comments— Tetranychus urticaehas an almost cosmopolitan distribution. It is also a highly polyphagous species. To date, it is reported on 1169 host plants including many Rubus spp. from 124 countries ( Migeon and Dorkeld 2020).