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Acalitus essigi (redberry mite)

Synonyms: Eriophyes essigi (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The redberry mite (Acalitus essigi), is an eriophyid mite which is a serious pest of commercially produced blackberries in the United States. The redberry mite is microscopic, requiring at least a 20× hand lens to detect. It has two pairs of legs and a thin, translucent appearance. Infestations of redberry mite are often controlled with lime sulfur or natural acaricidal oils.
View Wikipedia Record: Acalitus essigi

Prey / Diet

Rubus caesius (European dewberry)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]
Rubus laciniatus (Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry)[1]
Rubus vitifolius (blackberry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cladius pectinicornis1
Panonychus ulmi (European red mite)1
Ribautiana tenerrima (Bramble leafhopper)1

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0