Abstract

ESQUIVEL-AYALA, Blanca Alicia  and  VARGAS-SANDOVAL, Margarita. First record of Oligonychus ilicis McGregor (Acari: Tetranychidae) on blueberry in Michoacán. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.7, e3149.  Epub Dec 08, 2023. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v14i7.3149.

The mite, also known as the southern red mite or the coffee red mite Oligonychus ilicis, was recorded for the first time in the orchards located in the locality of Huaniqueo, in the municipality of Salvador Escalante, Michoacán, on three-year-old plants of Vaccinium corymbosum variety ‘sharp blue’, detected during control samplings on October 13 and 18, 2021. Mites were found in abundance and caused severe damage to the plant. This first report on O. ilicis aims to provide timely information to contain the spread of a serious phytosanitary problem.

Keywords : Vaccinium corymbosum; new pest; southern red mite.