First Report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Southeastern Brazil

Daniel Chiaradia Oliveira; Evandro Pereira Prado; Gilberto José de Moraes; Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais; Edvan Alves Chagas; Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim; Denise Navia

doi:10.1653/024.099.0124

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1 March 2016 First Report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Southeastern Brazil

Daniel Chiaradia Oliveira, Evandro Pereira Prado, Gilberto José de Moraes, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais, Edvan Alves Chagas, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim, Denise Navia

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Florida Entomologist, 99(1):123-125 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.099.0124

Abstract

The red palm mite, Raoiella indica Hirst (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), was found for the first time in the urban area of Dracena, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, in May 2015, on Cocos nucifera L., Phoenix roebelenii O'Brien, and Rhapis excelsa (Thunb.) A. Henry (Arecales: Arecaceae). Raoiella indica was first reported in Brazil in the state of Roraima, in 2009, and subsequently found in Manaus, Amazonas State, in 2011. Discovery of R. indica in Dracena, about 2,300 km southeast of Manaus, represents a major range expansion, suggesting that its arrival in northeastern Brazil is imminent, where hosts and climate conditions are favorable to its development. Coconut is an important crop in this region of Brazil and may incur major loss.

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Daniel Chiaradia Oliveira, Evandro Pereira Prado, Gilberto José de Moraes, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais, Edvan Alves Chagas, Manoel Guedes Correa Gondim, and Denise Navia "First Report of Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) in Southeastern Brazil," Florida Entomologist 99(1), 123-125, (1 March 2016). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.099.0124

Published: 1 March 2016

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