“…Several pest mite species of gladiola, tulip, garlic and onion bulbs, narcissus and Madonna lily runners and rhizomes and potato tubers are associated with bacterial and fungal rot (Poe et al, 1979;Ascerno et al, 1983;Bonilla et al, 1990;Sánchez, 1992). Mites feed on plant tissue and fungi and there is evidence that fungal propagules remain viable after passing through the mite digestive tract (Price, 1976;Shew and Beute, 1976;Daneshvar et al, 1977).…”