What is it about?
Red palm mite was reported as an invasive pest in the Caribbean in 2004. Shortly after it was detected in the New World, it was hypothesised populations originated in India, as the majority of literature reports were from there (no molecular biogeographical work had been published when the study was commissioned). We were funded by the USDA to conduct research to study the within- season dynamics of red palm mite and to report on the relationship of red palm mite and its associated natural enemies
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Why is it important?
The study shows that population densities of red palm mite are much lower in India when compared to those reported in the invasive range, also the paper gives a starting point to compare natural enemy complexes in its naturalised and invasive range. It was found that the predator Amblyseius largoensis which is associated with red palm mite in its invasive range is also associated with the pest in India.
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This page is a summary of: Within-season dynamics of red palm mite (Raoiella indica) and phytoseiid predators on two host palm species in south-west India, Experimental and Applied Acarology, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-011-9482-0.
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