Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I: Introduction

1 Citriculture and Injurious Mites

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Citriculture

1.3 Citrus Mites and Their Economic Importance

2 Introduction to Acari

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Morphology and Structure

2.3 Classification

3 Methods and Techniques

3.1 Collecting

3.2 Preserving

3.3 Preparing

3.4 Rearing

4 Plant Damage

4.1 Feeding Mechanisms

4.2 Feeding Symptoms

4.3 Plant Damage

5 Control

5.1 Chemical Control

5.2 Side Effects of Chemicals

5.3 Biological Control

5.4 Integrated Pest Management

Part II: Citrus Mites

6 Key to the Identification of Families, Subfamilies, Tribes, Genera and Species

7 Phytoptidae Murray

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

7.3 Phytoptinae Murray

8 Eriophyidae Nalepa

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

8.3 Eriophyinae Nalepa

8.4 Cecidophyinae Keifer

8.5 Nothopodinae Keifer

8.6 Phyllocoptinae Nalepa

9 Diptilomiopidae Keifer

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

9.3 Diptilomiopinae Keifer

10 Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

10.3 Pseudotarsonemoidinae Lindquist

11 Tenuipalpidae Berlese

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

11.3 Brevipalpinae Mitrofanov

11.4 Tenuipalpinae Mitrofanov

12 Tuckerellidae Baker et Pritchard

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

12.3 Tuckerella Womersley

13 Tetranychidae Donnadieu

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Morphological Characteristics and Systematic Outline

13.3 Bryobiinae Berlese

13.4 Tetranychinae Berlese

14 Conclusions

14.1 Systematics

14.2 Bio-ecology

14.3 Pest Status

14.4 Natural Enemies

14.5 Means of Control

14.6 Horticultural Practices

14.7 Prevention

14.8 Integrated Pest Management

References

Index

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