Eriophyoid mites (Acari Eriophyoidea) are phytophagous arthropods forming intimate
relationships with their host plants. These mites are associated with annual and perennial …

There are approximately 55,000 described Acari species, accounting for almost half of all
known Arachnida species, but total estimated Acari diversity is reckoned to be far greater …

Methods used for sample storage, specimen clearing, slide mounting, species illustration
and morphometric description in alpha-taxonomic studies are essential for the Eriophyoidea …

Acariformes (one of the two main lineages of Acari) represent an exceptionally diverse
group of Arachnida. We performed first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of Acariformes …

Recently diverged species are challenging for identification, yet they are frequently of
special interest scientifically as well as from a regulatory perspective. DNA barcoding has …

Eriophyoid mites, which are among the smallest plant feeders, are characterized by the
intimate relationships they have with their hosts and the restricted range of plants upon …

Abstract Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) are among the smallest of terrestrial
arthropods and the most species‐rich group of herbivorous mites with a high host specificity …

Abstract Mites (Arachnida: Acariformes, Parasitiformes) are the most abundant and species‐
rich group of arthropods in soil, but are also diverse in freshwater habitats, on plants, and as …

Plant viruses can be effectively transmitted by phytophagous mites. Many species of mites,
mainly eriophyids and tenuipalpids, induce symptoms in infested plants that may be …

The wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella, and the plant viruses it transmits represent an
invasive mite-virus complex that has affected cereal crops worldwide. The main damage …