Cyclamen mite

Taxobox
name = Cyclamen mite
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Chelicerata
classis = Arachnida
subclassis = Acari
superordo = Acariformes

ordo = Prostigmata
subordo = Eleutherengona
unranked_familia = Heterostigmata
superfamilia = Tarsonemoidea
familia = Tarsonemidae
genus = "Steneotarsonemus"
species = "S. pallidus"
binomial = "Steneotarsonemus pallidus"
binomial_authority =
synonyms ="Polyphagotarsonemus pallidus"Verify source|date=December 2007

The cyclamen mite ("Steneotarsonemus pallidus") is a tiny mite often found as a pest on African violets and cyclamen plants. It is invisible to the naked eye, measuring only 0.001 inch (0.002 cm) at maturity. It requires a warm, humid environment, and is therefore problematic primarily in greenhouses.

References

*cite web | title = Cyclamen mite | url = http://www.ento.vt.edu/Fruitfiles/StrwCyclamen.html | publisher = Virginia Tech Entomology Department | accessdate = 2007-05-19

External Links

* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/cyclamen_mite.htm cyclamen mite, "Phytonemus pallidus"] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site