Steneotarsonemus pallidus
| Phytonemus pallidus | |
|---|---|
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| Pepper with Cyclamen Mite damage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Tarsonemidae |
| Genus: | Phytonemus |
| Species: | P. pallidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytonemus pallidus (Banks, 1901) | |
The cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus) is a tiny mite often found as a pest on African violets and cyclamen plants. It is invisible to the naked eye, measuring only 0.01 inch (0.02 cm) at maturity. It requires a warm, humid environment, and is therefore problematic primarily in greenhouses.
References
Linquist, E. E. (1987). The World Genera of Tarsonemidae (Acarina: Heterostigmata): A morphological, phylogenetic and systematic revision with a reclassification of family-group taxa in the Heterostigmata. Memoirs Ent. Soc. Canada, (136), 517.
External links
- cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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