Brevipalpus californicus (Banks), a pest of woody ornamentals

Tagged as: Acarina, Tenuipalpidae

(Acarina: Tenuipalpidae)

Issue No. 240
H. A. Denmark
July, 1982

Brevipalpus californicus (Banks), a pest of woody ornamentals

Introduction

Banks (1904) described this mite as Tenuipalpus californicus from specimens collected at Redlands, California, feeding on oranges. McGregor (1949) placed it in the genus Brevipalpus. There are at least 5 synonyms for this species (Pritchard and Baker, 1958:216).

Circulars