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mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...

s in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar

pests PESTS was an anonymous American activist group formed in 1986 to critique racism, tokenism, and exclusion in the art world. PESTS produced newsletters, posters, and other print material highlighting examples of discrimination in gallery represent ...

of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E
''Oligonychus''.
Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for Quarantine and Plant Protection. Species include: *'' Oligonychus aceris'' (maple spider mite), a pest of

maple ''Acer'' is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated si ...

s *'' Oligonychus afrasiaticus'' (date palm spider mite), a major pest of the

date palm ''Phoenix dactylifera'', commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet #Fruits, fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across North Africa, northern A ...

in North Africa and the Middle East; also on

grass Poaceae ( ), also called Gramineae ( ), is a large and nearly ubiquitous family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos, the grasses of natural grassland and spe ...

es, including

maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...

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Oligonychus araneum ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (grasswebbing mite)Tetranychidae Systematic Names.
Australian National Insect Collection. CSIRO. *'' Oligonychus bicolor'' (oak red mite), on

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

s and other hardwood trees *''

Oligonychus biharensis ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family spider mite, Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pest (organism), pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive M ...

'' (cassava red mite), many cultivated fruits and

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or ''garden plants'' are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars th ...

s *'' Oligonychus coffeae'' (tea red spider mite), "considered to be the most serious pest of

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of '' Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of south-western China and nor ...

".Tea red spider mite (''Oligonychus coffeae'').
Plantwise. CABI. Also a pest of

coffee Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted, ground coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content, but decaffeinated coffee is also commercially a ...

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, and

jute Jute ( ) is a long, rough, shiny bast fibre that can be Spinning (textiles), spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus ''Corchorus'', of the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is ...

, and recorded on

cashew Cashew is the common name of a tropical evergreen tree ''Anacardium occidentale'', in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to South America and is the source of the cashew nut and the cashew apple, an accessory fruit. The tree can grow as t ...

African oil palm ''Elaeis guineensis'' is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. The first Western person to describe it and bring back seeds was the French naturalist Michel Adanson. Jean-Marie Pelt, « ...

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

, and several fruit crops *''

Oligonychus coniferarum ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'', a pest of many conifer trees used for

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Oligonychus gossypii ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (cotton red mite), cotton, fruits, beans, ornamentals *''

Oligonychus ilicis ''Oligonychus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tetranychidae, the spider mites. Many members of this genus are familiar pests of plants. There are about 200 described species.Walter, D. E''Oligonychus''.Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for ...

'' (southern red mite, coffee red mite), a pest of many woody ornamentals, especially

azalea Azaleas ( ) are flowering shrubs in the genus ''Rhododendron'', particularly the former sections ''Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi, Tsutsusi'' (evergreen) and ''Pentanthera'' (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring (April and May in the temperate ...

s and

camellia ''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in tropical and subtropical areas in East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are ...

s, first described from

American holly ''Ilex opaca'', the American holly, is a species of holly, native to the eastern and south-central United States, from coastal Massachusetts south to central Florida, and west to southeastern Missouri and eastern Texas. Description ''Ilex opaca ...

(''Ilex opaca'') *'' Oligonychus indicus'' (sugarcane red spider mite, sugarcane leaf mite),

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus '' Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called plantains, distinguishing the ...

and grass crops *'' Oligonychus litchii'', grasses and palms *'' Oligonychus mangiferus'' (mango spider mite), many fruit crops,

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

, cotton, ornamentals *'' Oligonychus mcgregori'',

avocado The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (''Persea americana'') is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to Americas, the Americas and was first domesticated in Mesoamerica more than 5,000 years ago. It was priz ...

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...

, cotton, ornamentals *'' Oligonychus milleri'' (pine spider mite), known from many species of

pine A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. ''World Flora Online'' accepts 134 species-rank taxa (119 species and 15 nothospecies) of pines as cu ...

*'' Oligonychus oryzae'' (paddy leaf mite, rice leaf mite), a pest of rice *'' Oligonychus palus'', banana *'' Oligonychus perditus'', a pest of ornamental

conifers Conifers () are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All e ...

, such as

juniper Junipers are coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Juniperus'' ( ) of the cypress family Cupressaceae. Depending on the taxonomy, between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south ...

bonsai Bonsai (; , ) is the Japanese art of Horticulture, growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural hist ...

*'' Oligonychus perseae'' (persea mite), a top pest of avocado in

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, also on ornamentals *'' Oligonychus pratensis'' (Banks grass mite), corn, turfgrasses *'' Oligonychus punicae'' (ash flower gall mite, avocado brown mite), a pest of avocado *'' Oligonychus sacchari'' (sugarcane yellow mite), on

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

and other grasses *'' Oligonychus shinkajii'', grass crops such as

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

, sugarcane, and

bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in th ...

*'' Oligonychus thelytokus'', some fruits, cassava, cotton, and ornamentals *'' Oligonychus ununguis'' (spruce spider mite), a pest of conifers with a preference for

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' ( ), a genus of about 40 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal ecosystem, boreal (taiga) regions of the Northern hemisphere. ''Picea'' ...

s *'' Oligonychus yothersi'' (avocado red mite), a pest of

yerba mate Yerba mate or yerba maté (), ''Ilex paraguariensis'', is a plant species of the holly genus native to South America. It was named by the French botanist Augustin Saint-Hilaire. The leaves of the plant can be steeped in hot water to make a bev ...

and

Peña, J. E
Avocado IPM: Avocado Mites.
University of Florida IFAS. 2007. *'' Oligonychus zeae'' (maize spider mite), banana and grasses

Gallery

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'' Oligonychus pratensis.jpg, '' Oligonychus pratensis'' Oligonychus ununguis.jpg, '' Oligonychus ununguis''

References

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