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Red Palm Mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

Marjorie Ann Hoy, Jorge Peña, andRu Nguyen
Contacts: Elena Rhodes

Release Date: 7/31/2022

Reviewed At: 3/4/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-in711-2010

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-397, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology. Original publication date November 2006. Revised April 2010, August 2015, February 2019, and July 2022. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Hoy, M. A., Peña, J., & Nguyen, R. (2007). Red Palm Mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae). EDIS, 2007(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in711-2010

Authors

Marjorie Ann Hoy
Marjorie Ann Hoy
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University of Florida

professor and eminent scholar emeritus (deceased), UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

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Jorge Peña
Jorge Peña
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center

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Ru Nguyen
Ru Nguyen
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FDACS-DPI

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; courtesy assistant professor, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

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Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
Contact
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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