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Author(s):Loch, Donald S.; Seeman, Owen D.; Knihinicki, Danuta K.; McMaugh, Peter E.
Author Affiliation:Loch: School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia; Seeman: Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, QLD, Austraila; Knihinicki: Orange Agricultural Institute, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, NSW, Australia; McMaugh: Turfgrass Scientific Services Pty Ltd, Carlingford, NSW, Australia
Title:Distribution, field recognition and implications of phytophagous mite species on Cynodon spp. (bermudagrass) and Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyugrass) in Austraila
Section:Insect and mite pests
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Meeting Info.:New Brunswick, New Jersey: July 16-21, 2017
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 13, 2017, p. 1-29.
Publishing Information:s.l.: International Turfgrass Society
# of Pages:29
Abstract/Contents:"In Australia, infestations of warm-season turfgrasses by phytophagous mites have been known for more than 80 years, but the identities of the mite species involved has remained unresolved. The long held underlying assumption among turf managers was that mites of the family Eriophyidae are responsible for the distorted growths frequently seen on Cynodon spp. (bermudagrasses) and Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. (kikuyugrass). A national survey during the 2010/11 growing season followed by further sampling over the next 6 years 23 revealed the presence of two eriophyoid mites: Aceria cynodoniensis Sayed, the bermudagrass mite found in the US and other countries worldwide, and Abacarus cynodonis Abou-Awad & Nasr, a species not previously recorded outside of the Middle East. The tenuipalpid species, Dolichotetranychus australianus (Womersley), was also confirmed as a substantial contributor to mite damage symptoms seen on Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. and C. dactylon X C. transvaalensis Burtt Davey. A newly described tarsonemid species, Steneotarsonemus hippodromus Seeman et al., was found extensively in both turf and pasture plantings of P. clandestinum. Additionally, grass-webbing spider mites, Oligonychus araneum Davis and Oligonychus digitatus Davis (Tetranychidae), also occasionally affect these and a wide range of other warm-season grasses non-selectively in Australia. This paper describes the field and laboratory sampling procedures used to identify the various mites, document their associated field symptoms for diagnostic purposes, and determine their distribution within Australia. We also discuss the putative origin of each mite species, their international distribution (including some related species), and implications for warm-season turf producers and facility managers, both in Australia and worldwide."
Language:English
References:80
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Loch, D. S., O. D. Seeman, D. K. Knihinicki, and P. E. McMaugh. 2017. Distribution, field recognition and implications of phytophagous mite species on Cynodon spp. (bermudagrass) and Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyugrass) in Austraila. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 13:p. 1-29.
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