First record of the olive bud mite Oxycenus maxwelli (Keifer) (Acari: Eriophyidae) from Brazil
Neotrop. entomol
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40(5): 622-624, Sept.-Oct. 2011. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The mite Oxycenus maxwelli (Keifer) (Eriophyidae) is reported for the first time in Brazil infesting olive trees, Olea europaea. Specimens were found on seedlings at Maria da Fé, state of Minas Gerais, in 2007. Although minor symptoms were not noticed, significant damage to plants were observed. There is no reliable evidence of when the mite could have been introduced. It is believed that the mite occurs since the first introductions of olive trees, around 1820, through vegetative propagating material, but the mite remained unnoticed due to the lack of studies with olive trees in Brazil.
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Main subject:
Olea
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Mites
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Neotrop. entomol
Journal subject:
Biology
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ZOOLOGIA
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
EPAMIG Sul de Minas/BR
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Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia/BR
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