Florida Entomologist (1994) 77, 180-184

Jorge E. Peña and R.C. Bullock (1994)
Effects of feeding of broad mite (Acari: Tarsonemidae) on vegetative plant growth
Florida Entomologist 77 (1), 180-184
Abstract: Injury of vegetative growth of plants by the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) has become a significant problem worldwide. A visual rating system was used to relate broad mite injury to potato, bean, lime and sour orange leaf area, height, water content and number of leaves per plant. In general, leaf area and leaf water content was reduced for most of the infested plant species, but the number of leaves per plant and plant height was not significantly related to broad mite injury.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
damage/losses/economics

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Polyphagotarsonemus latus	Citrus (genus)	U.S.A. (SE)
	Polyphagotarsonemus latus	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)	U.S.A. (SE)
	Polyphagotarsonemus latus	Beans (Phaseolus)	U.S.A. (SE)