Panonychus ulmi explained
Panonychus ulmi, the European red mite, is a species of mite which is a major agricultural pest of fruit trees.[1] It has a high reproductive rate, a short generation time (21 days at 20C) and produces many broods in a year, all of which contribute to its pest status.[1] It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and a very wide host range, having been found on the following plants:
Panonychus ulmi was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1836, under the name Tetranychus ulmi. It has also been known under a number of synonyms:[2]
- Tetranychus ulmi Koch, 1836
- Oligonychus ulmi : Hirst, 1920
- Metatetranychus ulmi : Oudemans, 1931
- Paratetranychus ulmi : André, 1937
- Panonychus ulmi : Ehara, 1956
- Tetranychus pilosus Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876
- Paratetranychus pilosus : Zacher, 1913
- Metatetranychus pilosus : Oudemans, 1931
- Paratetranychus pilosus alboguttatus Zacher, 1913
- Tetranychus alboguttatus Zacher, 1913
- Metetetranychus alboguttatus : Oudemans, 1931
- Paratetranychus pilosus occidentalis McGregor & Newcomer, 1928
- Oligonychus alni Oudemans, 1929
- Metatetranychus alni : Oudemans, 1931
- Oligonychus muscorum Oudemans, 1929
- Metatetranychus muscorum : Oudemans, 1931
- Oligonychus potentillae Oudemans, 1929
- Metatetranychus potentillae : Oudemans, 1931
- Metatetranychus mali Oudemans, 1931
- Metatetranychus canestrinii Oudemans, 1939
Notes and References
- Book: Peter G. Mason & John Theodore Huber . 2002 . Biological control programmes in Canada, 1981-2000 . . 978-0-85199-527-4 . Panonychus ulmi (Koch), European Red Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) . 213–216 . J. M. Hardman & H. M. A. Thistlewood . https://books.google.com/books?id=tDHWhOEhTckC&pg=PA213.
- Book: H. R. Bolland, Jean Gutierrez & Carlos H. W. Flechtmann . 1998 . World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae) . . 978-90-04-11087-8 . 140 143 . 796 Panonychus ulmi (Koch, 1836).
