Dispersal and resistance to starvation in Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae)
| Autor: | Hermilo Jorge Quero-Rico, José Ramírez-López, Gabriel Otero-Colina, Claudia Ballesteros-Barrera, Edith G. Estrada-Venegas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Zoology Tenuipalpidae Arecaceae 01 natural sciences 030308 mycology & parasitology 03 medical and health sciences Mite Animals Acari Mites 0303 health sciences integumentary system Ecology biology Obligate fungi General Medicine biology.organism_classification 010602 entomology Starvation Animal ecology Insect Science Biological dispersal Female PEST analysis Animal Distribution |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Applied Acarology. 82:229-241 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9702 0168-8162 |
| Popis: | Raoiella indica Hirst (Tenuipalpidae) is an obligate phytophagous mite that has rapidly colonized wide areas of tropical America and causes severe injuries, mainly to plants in the families Arecaceae, Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae and Musaceae. This study evaluates biological attributes of the species that could explain its potential as invasive pest, its capacity to survive when deprived of food and its dispersal mechanisms, including passive displacement by wind and possible phoretic association with insects. This mite has a higher resistance to starvation than other phytophagous mites, with a maximum 12 days for adult females. Its main dispersal is by wind, even at low velocities. Phoresy on insects was not observed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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