A New Record of a Pest Mite on Strawberry: Phytonemus pallidus (Banks) (Acari: Tarsonemidae) Arrives in Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Ultraviolet-C irradiation has no short-term, direct effects on cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus (Banks)) in strawberry

“…Cyclamen mite (Phytonemus pallidus (Banks)) is a common pest of strawberry and ornamental plants in many regions of the world (Gerson and Weintraub 2007;Vacacela Ajila et al 2018;Renkema et al 2022). All life stages are found primarily in protected parts of the plant, such as tightly wrapped unopened leaves and flower buds, and are difficult to detect at low population levels in nursery and fruiting fields by visual observation (Fitzgerald et al 2008).…”

“…All life stages are found primarily in protected parts of the plant, such as tightly wrapped unopened leaves and flower buds, and are difficult to detect at low population levels in nursery and fruiting fields by visual observation (Fitzgerald et al 2008). Nymphs and adults feed on plant tissue, causing slightly bronzed or wrinkled leaves, severe plant stunting and significant loss of marketable strawberries if populations are uncontrolled (Stenseth and Nordby 1976;Vacacela Ajila et al 2018). In strawberry, control relies on up to two applications per crop cycle of the acaricides abamectin (Agri-Mek SC) (USA and Canada) and fenpyroximate (Portal XLO) (USA).…”