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Species Oligonychus ununguis - Spruce Spider Mite

Eastern hemlock miner? - Oligonychus ununguis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Acariformes

Order Trombidiformes

Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)

Infraorder Eleutherengona

No Taxon (Raphignathina)

Superfamily Tetranychoidea

Family Tetranychidae (Spider Mites)

Subfamily Tetranychinae

Genus Oligonychus

Species ununguis (Spruce Spider Mite)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tetranychus ununguis Jacobi, 1905

Food

Most species of conifers, including spruce (Picea), fir (Abies), hemlock (Tsuga), pine (Pinus), larch (Larix), arborvitae (Thuja), and juniper (Juniperus).

Remarks

Periods of drought favor populations increases (1)

Internet References

Spider Mites on Conifers (forestpests.org)

Spider Mites on Hemlocks (treeboss.net)

Spruce Spider Mite on Fraser Fir (NC State University Cooperative Extension)

Works Cited

1.	Eastern Forest Insects Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 5 March, 2011 - 12:50am
Additional contributions by Marci Hess
Last updated 12 July, 2023 - 12:25pm

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