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Issue: Vol. 22: 30 Nov. 2022
Type: Proceedings Papers
Published: 2022-11-30
DOI: 10.11646/zoosymposia.22.1.46
Page range: 82
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The lychee erinose mite (Aceria litchii): pest status and management in Florida

University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Homestead, Florida, 33031, USA
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Homestead, Florida, 33031, USA
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Homestead, Florida, 33031, USA
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Homestead, Florida, 33031, USA
Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV/UNESP), Departamento de Ciências da Produção Agrícola, São Paulo, Brazil
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, Florida, 33158, USA
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Subtropical Horticulture Research Station, Miami, Florida, 33158, USA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA
Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Homestead, Florida, 33031, USA
Litchi integrated pest management chemical control lychee mite erinea galls volatiles chemical ecology

Abstract

The lychee erinose mite (LEM) (Aceria litchii) is an important pest of lychee. This minute mite prefers to feed on young new flush, causing the formation of hypertrophic trichomes, known as erinea. In Brazil, LEM has been reported to cause 80% yield reduction.

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