Illustrated guide to spider mites (Tetranychidae) of ornamental plants in Central Russia
https://doi.org/10.69536/q8213-1039-5219-a
Abstract
The article presents a brief overview of 21 spider mite species (Tetranychidae) inhabiting ornamental plants in urbanized areas of Central Russia. It provides illustrations of damage symptoms to host plants: coniferous and deciduous trees and shrubs, as well as cereals. Illustrations of some diagnostic characters of alien spider mite species widespread in Central Russia are presented: Eotetranychus thujae (McGregor, 1950) – a species of North American origin, inhabiting cypress trees; Eurytetranychus furcisetus Wainstein, 1956 – a species of Central Asian origin inhabiting ornamental spruce trees. Attention is paid to species of the genus Oligonychus, associated with conifers: O. ununguis (Jacobi, 1905) – main pest of ornamental conifers (Pinaceae and Cupressaceae); O. piceae (Reck, 1953) – a widespread species on pine trees; O. pinaceus Mitrofanov & Bossenko, 1975 – a rare species inhabiting pine trees; O. karamatus (Ehara, 1956) – on larches. The paper illustrates the diagnostic characters of Eotetranychus species occurring on deciduous trees (the form of the distal part of female and male peritremes and the aedeagus). It contains photographs of diagnostic characters (the cuticle striae and the aedeagus) of Tetranychus sawzdargi Mitrofanov, 1980, described from Moscow (Biryulyovo) and named after the professor of the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy E.E. Savzdarg. It is noted that on ornamental grasses, including lawn grasses, there often develops Tetranychus przhevalskii Reck, 1956 – a pest of grain crops, the dorsal cuticle striae of which can vary greatly. This publication is of interest to acarologists, specialists in the phytosanitary, plant protection and greenery planting.
Supporting agencies: Part of the material was collected during the implementation of relevant programs within the framework of agreements on scientific cooperation of FGBU “VNIIKR” with the Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences (No. 98 dated April 27, 2021) and with the Federal Scientific Center for Horticulture (dated June 20, 2019).
About the Author
I. O. Kamayev
FGBU “All-Russian Plant Quarantine Center” (FGBU “VNIIKR”)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilya Kamayev, PhD in Biology, Leading Researcher, Head of the Ecology and Genetics of Insects and Mites Laboratory of the Research and Methodological Department of Entomology
Bykovo, Urban district Ramensky, Moscow Oblast, 140150
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Kamayev I.O. Illustrated guide to spider mites (Tetranychidae) of ornamental plants in Central Russia. Plant Health and Quarantine. 2024;(1):12-28. https://doi.org/10.69536/q8213-1039-5219-a
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