Red and Black Flat Mite, A False Spider Mite, Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae)

H. A. Denmark and Thomas R. Fasulo

Release Date: 10/17/2021

Reviewed At: 9/30/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in685-2006

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 EENY-381 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circulars 69 and 154), 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 October 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, courtesy professor, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry; and Thomas R. Fasulo, retired, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Denmark, H. A., & Fasulo, T. R. (2006). Red and Black Flat Mite, A False Spider Mite, Brevipalpus phoenics (Geijskes) (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae). EDIS, 2006(30). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in685-2006

Authors

Thomas R. Fasulo

retired scientist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

H. A. Denmark

emeritus entomologist, FDACS Department of Plant Industry

Contacts

Elena Rhodes

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