Aceria guerreronis
| Aceria guerreronis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Prostigmata |
| Family: | Eriophyidae |
| Genus: | Aceria |
| Species: | A. guerreronis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965 | |
The eriophyid coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis, is a mite which infests coconut plantations.[1] It is economically devastating, and can destroy up to 90% of coconut production. The immature nuts are infested and injured by mites feeding in the portion covered by the perianth of the immature nut.[2]
References
- ↑ Denise Navia, Gilberto J. de Moraes & Ranyse B. Querino (2006). "Geographic morphological variation in the coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae): a geometric morphometric analysis". International Journal of Acarology. 32 (3): 301–314. doi:10.1080/01647950608684473.
- ↑ Sharon Angella McDonald (July 9, 1997). Infestation patterns of the coconut mite, Eriophyes guerreronis (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae), on coconuts and resulting yield loss in eastern Jamaica (PDF) (Master of Science thesis). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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