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First report of Raoiella indica Hirst (acari: Tenuipalpidae) in South America

Neotropical Entomology (2008) 37(6) 739-740
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2008000600019
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The presence of the red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst is recorded for the first time in South America. High populations and severe damages caused by this new invasive mite were found on coconut and banana leaves in Sucre (10° 27′47″N and 64°10′ 38″W) and Monagas (9°46′60″N and 63°;12′0′ W) states in northeastern Venezuela.

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Vásquez, C., De G., M. Q., Aponte, O., & Sandoval, D. M. F. (2008). First report of Raoiella indica Hirst (acari: Tenuipalpidae) in South America. Neotropical Entomology, 37(6), 739–740. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-566X2008000600019

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