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Gerald Holmes, Strawberry Center, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 1576078

broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)) (Banks)

Photographer:
Gerald Holmes
Descriptor:
Damage
Image view:
Close-up
Description:
Affected foliage shows shows leaf elongation, rugosity and downward leaf curl. March 1999
Image type:
Laboratory
Host:
garden tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

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Subject

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Acari
Suborder: Prostigmata
Family: Tarsonemidae
Genus: Polyphagotarsonemus
Subject: Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks)

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Subject: Solanum lycopersicum L.
Node Affiliation:
Bugwood - UGA
Image taken:
Thursday, March 4, 1999
Image uploaded:
Monday, November 8, 2010
Image last updated:
Friday, October 18, 2013