Author | Pye, D. |
Year | 2011 |
Title | The pink tea mite found in the UK |
Type | Paper |
Source | Plant Clinic News: 3. |
Illustrations | Colour photographs |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | This major foliar pest of tea (Camellia sinensis) was found in the UK for the first time in 2011. Heavy infestations at two commercial nurseries on Camellia japonica and Camellia x williamsii varieties in glasshouses. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Acaphylla theae | Pink Tea Mite | Animalia: Trombidiformes |
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