Species Polyphagotarsonemus latus - Broad Mite

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References

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 (Heterostigmata)

Superfamily Tarsonemoidea

Family Tarsonemidae

Genus Polyphagotarsonemus

Species latus (Broad Mite)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tarsonemus latus (Banks 1904)

Size

Female:0.2 mm. Male: 0.11mm

Range

Cosmopolitan, possibly introduced. Considered invasive in this country. (Capinera, John L. North American Vegetable Pests. The Pattern of Invasion. American Entomologist. Spring 2002)

Food

Many fruit and vegetable crops including bittermelon, Chinese waxgourd, chiso, chrysanthemum, cucumber, edible gourds, eggplant, green beans, guava, hyotan, macadamia, mango, papaya, passion fruit, pepper, pikake, plumeria, poha (ground cherry), pumpkin, tomato, watercress, winged bean, and yardlong beans.

Life Cycle

From egg to adult: 4 to 6 days.

Internet References

Hawaii.edu

U. Florida

Contributed by Dennis Haines on 28 March, 2014 - 3:24pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 2 August, 2020 - 12:31pm

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