Oligonychus

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.[1]

Oligonychus
Oligonychus velascoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Subclass:
Acari
Order:
Trombidiformes
Family:
Tetranychidae
Subfamily:
Tetranychinae
Genus:
Oligonychus

Berlese, 1886
Species

about 200

Species include:

  • Oligonychus aceris (maple spider mite), a pest of maples[2]
  • Oligonychus afrasiaticus (date palm spider mite), a major pest of the date palm in North Africa and the Middle East;[3][4] also on grasses, including maize[1]
  • Oligonychus araneum (grasswebbing mite)[5]
  • Oligonychus bicolor (oak red mite), on oaks and other hardwood trees[6]
  • Oligonychus biharensis (cassava red mite), many cultivated fruits and ornamental plants[1]
  • Oligonychus coffeae (tea red spider mite), "considered to be the most serious pest of tea".[7] Also a pest of coffee, cotton, and jute, and recorded on cashew, African oil palm, rubber, and several fruit crops[7]
  • Oligonychus gossypii (cotton red mite), cotton, fruits, beans, ornamentals[1]
  • Oligonychus ilicis (southern red mite, coffee red mite), a pest of many woody ornamentals, especially azaleas and camellias,[8] first described from American holly (Ilex opaca)[9]
  • Oligonychus indicus (sugarcane red spider mite, sugarcane leaf mite), banana and grass crops[1]
  • Oligonychus litchii, grasses and palms[1]
  • Oligonychus mangiferus (mango spider mite), many fruit crops, sweet potato, cotton, ornamentals[1]
  • Oligonychus mcgregori, avocado, cassava, cotton, ornamentals[1]
  • Oligonychus milleri (pine spider mite),[5] known from many species of pine[10]
  • Oligonychus oryzae (paddy leaf mite, rice leaf mite), a pest of rice[11]
  • Oligonychus palus, banana[12]
  • Oligonychus perditus, a pest of ornamental conifers, such as juniper bonsai[13]
  • Oligonychus perseae (persea mite), a top pest of avocado in California, also on ornamentals[14]
  • Oligonychus pratensis (Banks grass mite), corn, turfgrasses[15]
  • Oligonychus punicae (ash flower gall mite, avocado brown mite),[5] a pest of avocado[16]
  • Oligonychus sacchari (sugarcane yellow mite), on sugarcane and other grasses[17]
  • Oligonychus shinkajii, grass crops such as rice, sugarcane, and bamboo[1]
  • Oligonychus thelytokus, some fruits, cassava, cotton, and ornamentals[1]
  • Oligonychus ununguis (spruce spider mite), a pest of conifers with a preference for spruces[18]
  • Oligonychus yothersi (avocado red mite), a pest of yerba mate[19] and avocado[20]
  • Oligonychus zeae (maize spider mite), banana and grasses[1]
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References
  1. Walter, D. E. Oligonychus. Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for Quarantine and Plant Protection.
  2. Seagraves, B. L., et al. (2013). Relative resistance or susceptibility of maple (Acer) species, hybrids and cultivars to six arthropod pests of production nurseries. Pest Management Science 69(1), 112-19.
  3. Chaaban, S. B., et al. (2011). Oligonychus afrasiaticus and phytoseiid predators' seasonal occurrence on date palm Phoenix dactylifera ('Deglet Noor' cultivar) in Tunisian oases. Bulletin of Insectology 64(1), 15-21.
  4. Chaaban, S. B., et al. (2012). Effects of host plants on distribution, abundance, developmental time and life table parameters of Oligonychus afrasiaticus (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (São Paulo) 52(10), 121-33.
  5. Tetranychidae Systematic Names. Australian National Insect Collection. CSIRO.
  6. Sadof, C. S. and T. J. Gibb. Spider Mites on Ornamentals. E-42-W. Purdue Extension. 2010.
  7. Tea red spider mite (Oligonychus coffeae). Plantwise. CABI.
  8. Denmark, H. A., et al. Southern Red Mite, Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae). EENY-376 (IN680). Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida IFAS. Published 2006, revised 2009.
  9. Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus ilicis. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
  10. Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus milleri. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
  11. Radhakrishnan, V. and K. Ramaraju. (2009). Development durations, colonization and insecticide efficacy of leaf mite, Oligonychus oryzae Hirst on rice. Tropical Agricultural Research 21(1), 30-38.
  12. Beard, J. J. (2008). A new species of spider mite, Oligonychus palus sp. nov.(Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), from tropical Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 47(2), 102-06.
  13. Oligonychus perditus. Plantwise. CABI.
  14. Persea Mite. Statewide IPM Program, Agriculture and Natural Resources. University of California. 2011.
  15. Brewer, M. J. Banks Grass Mite, Oligonychus pratensis. Cooperative Extension. University of Wyoming. 1995.
  16. Hoddle, M. S., et al. (2000). Biological control of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocado III. Internat J Acarol 26(3) 203-14.
  17. Migeon, A. and F. Dorkeld. Oligonychus sacchari. Spider Mites Web. 2013.
  18. Spruce Spider Mite. Pests of Trees and Shrubs. IPM of Midwest Landscapes. Department of Entomology. University of Minnesota.
  19. Gouvea, A. D., et al. (2007). Presence-absence sampling plan for Oligonychus yothersi (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on mate-tea orchard. Neotropical Entomology 36(4), 583-86.
  20. Peña, J. E. Avocado IPM: Avocado Mites. University of Florida IFAS. 2007.
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