Aceria vitalbae

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Aceria vitalbae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Family: Eriophyidae
Genus: Aceria
Species:
A. vitalbae
Binomial name
Aceria vitalbae
(Canestrini, 1892)
Synonyms

Phytoptus vitalbaeCanestrini, 1892

Aceria vitalbae is a herbivorous gall-forming mite species that feeds on Clematis vitalba . [1] It is a European native found naturally from France to Romania and has been purposefully introduced into New Zealand as a biological control agent to control Clematis vitalba , where it is a widespread weed. [2] [3]

The damage to the leaf of a potted old man's beard vine caused by feeding by Aceria vitalbae mites, in the biocontrol rearing facility of Manaaki Whenua--Landcare Research in Lincoln, New Zealand Aceria vitalbae feeding damage on Clematis vitalba.jpg
The damage to the leaf of a potted old man's beard vine caused by feeding by Aceria vitalbae mites, in the biocontrol rearing facility of Manaaki Whenua—Landcare Research in Lincoln, New Zealand

References

  1. ↑ Mihajlović, L. J.; Spasić, R.; Petanović, R.; Mihajlović, N. (1998). "Entomofauna and Acarofauna of Clematis vitalba L. in Yugoslavia" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Serbica. 3 (1/2): 139–147.
  2. ↑ Marini, Francesca; Weyl, Philip; Vidović, Biljana; Petanović, Radmila; Littlefield, Jeffrey; Simoni, Sauro; de Lillo, Enrico; Cristofaro, Massimo; Smith, Lincoln (2021). "Eriophyid Mites in Classical Biological Control of Weeds: Progress and Challenges". Insects. 12 (6): 513. doi: 10.3390/insects12060513 . PMC   8226519 . PMID   34206023.
  3. ↑ Hayes, Lynley (2023). The Biological Control of Weeds Book. Te Whakapau Taru: A New Zealand Guide. New Zealand: Manaaki Whenua, Landcare Research. ISBN   978-0-478-09306-3.
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