First Report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Southeastern Brazil

The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), was found for the first time in the urban area of Dracena, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, in May 2015, on Cocos nucifera L., Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien, and Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A. Henry (Arecales: Arecaceae). Raoiell...

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Published in:The Florida entomologist 2016-03, Vol.99 (1), p.123-125
Main Authors: Oliveira, Daniel Chiaradia, Prado, Evandro Pereira, Moraes, Gilberto José de, Morais, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de, Chagas, Edvan Alves, Gondim, Manoel Guedes Correa, Navia, Denise
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Language:English
Subjects:
Acarology
Agriculture
Arecaceae
Coconuts
Distribution
Entomology
fitossanidade
Host plants
Mites
Pests
plant protection
praga quarentenária
quarantine pest
Quarantines
Red palm mite
SCIENTIFIC NOTES
São Paulo
Urban areas
ácaro-vermelho-das-palmeiras
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Summary:The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), was found for the first time in the urban area of Dracena, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, in May 2015, on Cocos nucifera L., Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien, and Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A. Henry (Arecales: Arecaceae). Raoiella indica was first reported in Brazil in the state of Roraima, in 2009, and subsequently found in Manaus, Amazonas State, in 2011. Discovery of R. indica in Dracena, about 2,300 km southeast of Manaus, represents a major range expansion, suggesting that its arrival in northeastern Brazil is imminent, where hosts and climate conditions are favorable to its development. Coconut is an important crop in this region of Brazil and may incur major loss.
ISSN:0015-4040
1938-5102
DOI:10.1653/024.099.0124