The Terrestrial Acari of the British Isles: Introduction and biology |
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... plants . Plant mites are found in a variety of situa- tions . The larger phytophagous species , such as the Tetranychoidea , tend to occur mainly in colonies on the undersides of the leaves , while the smaller species such as ...
... plants . Plant mites are found in a variety of situa- tions . The larger phytophagous species , such as the Tetranychoidea , tend to occur mainly in colonies on the undersides of the leaves , while the smaller species such as ...
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Gwilym Owen Evans. CHAPTER V THE MITES ASSOCIATED WITH PLANTS THE majority of the mites feeding on the tissues of higher plants belong to the order Prostigmata . The Tetranychoidea and Eriophyidae are exclusively plant feeders , and the ...
Gwilym Owen Evans. CHAPTER V THE MITES ASSOCIATED WITH PLANTS THE majority of the mites feeding on the tissues of higher plants belong to the order Prostigmata . The Tetranychoidea and Eriophyidae are exclusively plant feeders , and the ...
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... plants , but when heavy populations build up the mites may migrate to other hosts , and in America the list of plants damaged includes apple , carrot ( Daucus carota ) and lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) . Massee ( 1944 ) reported damage to ...
... plants , but when heavy populations build up the mites may migrate to other hosts , and in America the list of plants damaged includes apple , carrot ( Daucus carota ) and lettuce ( Lactuca sativa ) . Massee ( 1944 ) reported damage to ...
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Acari Acarina Actinochaeta active adult ambulacrum amongst animals apotele appendages Arachnida Argasidae arthropods associated Berl biology birds body Britain British Bull cavity cells cent chelicerae Chelicerata claws coverslip coxae Cryptostigmata culture cuticle deutonymph disease dorsal Dorsum eggs engorged Eriophyidae Erythraeidae Evans fauna feathers female forms free-living galls genital orifice genus gnathosoma Grandjean habitat Halbt hatch Hist host hypostome hysterosoma idiosoma infested insects instars Ixodes ricinus Ixodidae large numbers larvae layer life-cycle Macrocheles male mammals Massee Mégnin Mesostigmata metapeltidium metasoma method moult to become mouthparts nests nymphal instars nymphs observed occur opisthosoma Oppia organ Oudms pair of legs parasites pedipalps phytophagous plants population propodosoma prosoma Prostigmata protonymphs region rutella sclerotized segments sensory setae sheep shield skin species specimens spermatophore spider mite stages stigmata Suctobelba surface Tarsonemina tarsus terrestrial Tetranychidae Tetranychus ticks tracheae tritonymphs Trombiculidae tube ulmi usually venter ventral Wharton Zool