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First record of tetranychids (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Euterpe precatoria (Arecaceae) in the Brazilian Amazon1

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT The Tetranychidae family comprises mite species that are strictly phytophagous and typically associated with medicinal, ornamental, fruit and forest plants. Between August and October 2023, webs and mites were observed on the leaflets of solitary açaí palms [Euterpe precatoria Mart. (Arecaceae)] seedlings, in nurseries in Rio Branco, Acre state, Brazil. The mites were collected, mounted, identified and quantified. The subsequent identification confirmed the presence of three tetranychid species: Tetranychus palmarumFlechtmann & Noronha, 2011, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher and Oligonychus gossypii (Zacher). These species had not been previously recorded on E. precatoria, with only O. gossypii being already reported in the state. Thus, this is the first record of tetranychids infesting solitary açaí palm, and the first report of T. palmarum and T. ludeni in Acre.

Source: Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical

DOI: 10.1590/1983-40632025v5581091

Authors: Geraldo José Nascimento de Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Souza Santos, Noeli Juarez Ferla

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Embrapa Acre, Univates

Language: English

Topic: Study of Mite Species

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas