Ácaros encontrados sôbre maçãs de procedência argentina

Apples from Argentina showed large numbers of mite eggs and some diapausing females. They were reared on leaves of lima beans. From the eggs acari related to Panonychus ulmi were obtained and also specimens of Cheyletidae. The diapausing females proved to be Tetranychus telarius and large populations were obtained from four females. There was also one specimem of Phytoseiid mite.