Pyemotes tritici (Acari: Pyemotidae): a parasitoid of Agrilus auroguttatus and Agrilus coxalis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the southwestern United States of America and southern Mexico

Tom W. Coleman; Michael I. Jones; Mark S. Hoddle; Laurel J. Haavik; John C. Moser; Mary L. Flint; Steven J. Seybold

doi:10.4039/tce.2014.38

Pyemotes tritici (Acari: Pyemotidae): a parasitoid of Agrilus auroguttatus and Agrilus coxalis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the southwestern United States of America and southern Mexico

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Authors:

Tom W. Coleman, Michael I. Jones, Mark S. Hoddle, Laurel J. Haavik, John C. Moser, Mary L. Flint, Steven J. Seybold

Year:

2015

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2014.38

Source:

The Canadian Entomologist Volume 147(02): 244-248

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Abstract

The straw itch mite, Pyemotes tritici Lagrèze-Fossat andMontané (Acari: Pyemotidae), was discovered parasitising the goldspotted oak borer, Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), an invasive exotic species to California, United States of America, and the Mexican goldspotted oak borer, Agrilus coxalis Waterhouse (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), during surveys for natural enemies for a classical biological control programme for A. auroguttatus. Pyemotes tritici caused low levels of mortality to each species of flatheaded borer, but it will likely not be a good candidate for a biological control programme because it is a generalist parasitoid with deleterious human health effects.

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Coleman, Tom W.; Jones, Michael I.; Hoddle, Mark S.; Haavik, Laurel J.; Moser, John C.; Flint, Mary L.; Seybold, Steven J. 2015. Pyemotes tritici (Acari: Pyemotidae): a parasitoid of Agrilus auroguttatus and Agrilus coxalis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the southwestern United States of America and southern Mexico. The Canadian Entomologist. 147(02): 244-248. 5 p.