Revision of the lifestyles of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and implications for biological control strategies

JA McMurtry, GJ De Moraes, NF Sourassou - Systematic and Applied …, 2013 - BioOne
ABSTRACT A new classification of lifestyles of phytoseiid mites is proposed based on the
findings and suggestions from many studies conducted in the fifteen years since the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the status of the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae), a major tropical mite pest

D Navia, MGC Gondim, NS Aratchige… - … and Applied Acarology, 2013 - Springer
The coconut mite (CM), Aceria guerreronis Keifer, has spread to most coconut production
areas worldwide and it has been considered one of the most notorious and important pests …

[HTML][HTML] Limitations of Neoseiulus baraki and Proctolaelaps bickleyi as control agents of Aceria guerreronis

DB Lima, JWS Melo, MGC Gondim… - … and Applied Acarology, 2012 - Springer
Several predatory mites have been found in association with the coconut mite, Aceria
guerreronis Keifer, in northeast Brazil. However, the latter still causes damage to coconut in …

Refuge use by the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis: fine scale distribution and association with other mites under the perianth

LM Lawson-Balagbo, MGC Gondim Jr, GJ De Moraes… - Biological Control, 2007 - Elsevier
The tiny size of eriophyoid mites is a key feature regarding their status as herbivorous pests.
Many eriophyoid species are highly host specific and live in concealed sites (refuges) on …

Population dynamics of Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) and associated predators on coconut fruits in northeastern Brazil

AC Reis, MGC Gondim Jr, GJ Moraes… - Neotropical …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Aceria guerreronis Keifer can cause severe damage to coconuts in several countries around
the world. Rare studies have been conducted to determine the predatory mites associated …

Status of coconut mite Aceria guerreronis and biological control research in Sri Lanka

LCP Fernando, NS Aratchige - Trends in Acarology: Proceedings of the …, 2010 - Springer
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae), invaded Sri Lanka in 1997, and
subsequently spread in many areas infesting 17% of the total coconut extent by 2005. It is …

Bioactivity of essential oil from Lippia gracilis Schauer against two major coconut pest mites and toxicity to a non-target predator

MC dos Santos, AV Teodoro, MS Menezes… - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae), and the red palm mite,
Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), are serious pests of commercial coconut …

Toxicity of vegetable oils to the coconut mite Aceria guerreronis and selectivity against the predator Neoseiulus baraki

NNFC Oliveira, AS Galvao, EA Amaral… - … and Applied Acarology, 2017 - Springer
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis (Acari: Eriophyidae), is a major tropical pest of
coconut. Here, we assessed the chemical profiles and the potential use of babassu …

[HTML][HTML] The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis, in Benin and Tanzania: occurrence, damage and associated acarine fauna

K Negloh, R Hanna, P Schausberger - Experimental and applied …, 2011 - Springer
The coconut mite Aceria guerreronis (Eriophyidae) is considered the most important pest of
coconut fruits in Africa; however, quantitative knowledge about its distribution and …

[HTML][HTML] Life history of the predatory mites Neoseiulus paspalivorus and Proctolaelaps bickleyi, candidates for biological control of Aceria guerreronis

LM Lawson-Balagbo, MGC Gondim… - … and Applied Acarology, 2007 - Springer
The eriophyoid mite Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Eriophyidae), commonly called the coconut
mite, is a key pest of coconut fruits. Surveys conducted on coconut palms in Brazil revealed …