Wednesday, December 12, 2001 -
D0732

Tarsonemidae associated with citrus in Florida

Arturo Goldarazena1, Carl C. Childers1, and Ronald Ochoa2. (1) University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Rd, Lake Alfred, FL, (2) USDA-ARS, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Building 005, Room 137, BARC-WEST, Beltsville, MD

The family Tarsonemidae consists of large group of species with diverse feeding habits. We present the species, their distribution and relative abundance on Florida citrus. The feeding habits of these mites are reviewed and their potential role on citrus is discussed.

Keywords: Survey, Integrated Pest Management

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