Study of Eriophyid mite pest in Thailand

Authors

  • Ploychompoo Konvipasruang Entomology and Zoology Group, Plant Protection Research and Development office, Department of Agriculture
  • Manita Kongchuensin Entomology and Zoology Group, Plant Protection Research and Development office, Department of Agriculture
  • Pichate Chaowattanawong กลุ่มกีฏและสัตววิทยา สำนักวิจัยพัฒนาการอารักขาพืช กรมวิชาการเกษตร
  • Wimolwan Chotiwong / Entomology and Zoology Group, Plant Protection Research and Development office, Department of Agriculture
  • Atcharabhorn Prasoetphon Entomology and Zoology Group, Plant Protection Research and Development office, Department of Agriculture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/thaidoa-agres.2016.22

Keywords:

eriophyid mite, phytophagous mite, eriophyidae ไรสี่ขา ไรศัตรูพืช Eriophyidae

Abstract

Eriophyid mite is very small and cannot be seen by naked eyes. The symptom of plant damaged by many species of eriophyid mite is similar to the symptom of plantpathogens. Hence, farmers tended to use improper pesticides to control eriophyid mite.
Moreover, several eriophyid mites are known as vectors of plant pathogen and several
species are reported in the plant quarantine list of Thailand. The purpose of this study
was to survey the importance eriophyid mites and their distribution in Thailand. Survey of
eriophyoid mite pests was conducted from 37 districts from 28 provinces across Thailand
during October 2013-September 2015. All specimens were mounted in modified Berlese’s
medium and observed under the semi-motorized fluorescence microscope. The results
revealed that there were 12 species of Eriophyid mite pests viz. Aceria aloinis (Keifer),
Aceria litchii (Keifer), Aceria longana Boczek & Knihinicki, Aceria neopaederiae
Konvipasruang, et al., Aceria sandorici Nalepa, Aceria tulipae (Keifer), Abacarus pennatus
Chandrapatya, Aculops caricae Keifer, Acalitus simplex Flechtmann & Etienne, Colomerus
novahebridensis Keifer, Phyllocoptes azadirachtae Chandrapatya and Phyllocoptruta
oleivora (Ashmead). The important eriophyoid mites that caused damage to economic
crops were as follows: A. longana caused witches’s broom on longan and the outbreak
occurred throughout the longan orchard. Phyllocoptruta oleivora (Ashmead) caused
russeting of leaf and fruits of citrus plants, whilst A. litchii caused erineum of litchi leaf.
In garlic, A. tulipae is a key pest caused leaf curl symptom in the field and desiccation
of bulb after harvest. Additionally, A. simplex and A. aloinis werefound as a new record
mite of Thailand. Another important eriophyid mite damaging on coconut was
C. novahebridensis whereas Aceria guerreronis Keifer that transmitting the Cadang Candang disease on coconut was not found. This is the important information that can be used for international trading since the country that has the record of A. guerreronis.

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Published

2016-12-24

How to Cite

Konvipasruang , P. ., Kongchuensin, M. ., Chaowattanawong, P. ., Chotiwong, W. ., & Prasoetphon, A. . (2016). Study of Eriophyid mite pest in Thailand. Thai Agricultural Research Journal, 34(3), 218–229. https://doi.org/10.14456/thaidoa-agres.2016.22

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