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Southern Red Mite, Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae)

H. A. Denmark, W. C. Welbourn, and T. R. Fasulo


Release Date: 9/22/2021

Reviewed At: 9/30/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in680-2006

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 EENY376 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 79), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2006. Revised December 2009, November 2015, and September 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

H. A. Denmark; W. C. Welbourn, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and T. R. Fasulo, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Denmark, H. A., Welbourn, W. C., & Fasulo, T. R. (2006). Southern Red Mite, Oligonychus ilicis (McGregor) (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae). EDIS, 2006(17). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in680-2006

Authors

Thomas R. Fasulo
Thomas R. Fasulo

retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

H. A. Denmark
H. A. Denmark

emeritus entomologist, FDACS Department of Plant Industry

W Cal Welbourn
W Cal Welbourn
external
FDACS-DPI

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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