Acarologia (2021) 61, 211-216

Hector Alonso Escobar-Garcia, Daniel Júnior de Andrade, Daniel Carrillo and Ronald Ochoa (2021)
Theobroma cacao, a new host for Brevipalpus yothersi (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Peru
Acarologia 61 (2), 211-216
Abstract: Brevipalpus yothersi Baker (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) is reported for the first time on cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) in northwestern Peru. Mites were collected from organic cocoa smallholdings from September to December 2020 in eight localities (three Provinces) of the Piura Department. The highest mite population density was found on peduncle and epicarps of fruits of different phenological stages, and the lowest density on the leaves.
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Database assignments for author(s): Daniel Carrillo, Ronald Ochoa

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Brevipalpus yothersi	Cacao (Theobroma cacao)	Peru