(Acari: Tarsonemidae)
Issue No. 306
H. A. Denmark
May, 1988
Introduction
The cyclamen mite, Phytodromus pallidus (Banks), was originally described from leaves of chrysanthemums in a greenhouse in Jamaica, New York. This mite requires high humidity and avoids light. It has been spread on plants in unopened leaflets and on the tubers of cyclamen to all parts of the world. It overwinters in the adult stage in the temperate zone.