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An insight into some relevant aspects concerning eriophyoid mites inhabiting forests, ornamental trees and shrubs

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Eriophyoid Mites: Progress and Prognoses

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Worldwide a great variety of eriophyoid mites inhabit forest canopy trees and ornamental plants that are used in city parks, squares and boulevards. An analysis of the relevant bibliography portrays only a fragmentary knowledge and the majority of our information concerns the temperate zone. Three case studies are presented as examples of different approaches to solve problems connected with eriophyoid mites of forest and ornamental trees. The first example deals with eriophyoids of a temperate zone forest in a natural environment, focusing on conifers which represent the largest component. The second case study documents a possible approach to obtain greater knowledge and control of the bud mite species, Trisetacus juniperinus (Nalepa) on Cupressaceae. This is a harmless species in the natural environment which becomes a serious pest in nurseries and young stands of Cupressus sempervirens in the Mediterranean region. The final case study reports on long-term studies carried out in Poland on injurious eriophyoid species that are found in nurseries, city greenery and parks. This paper also discusses future perspectives for research on eriophyoid mites living on forest and ornamental plants.

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  1. CRA, Agriculture Research Council, ABP, Centre for Agrobiology and Pedology, via Lanciola 12/a, 50125, Florence, Italy

    Marisa Castagnoli & Sauro Simoni

  2. Department of Applied Entomology, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, SGGW, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776, Warsaw, Poland

    Mariusz Lewandowski

  3. Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, ul. Pomologiczna, 96-100, Skierniewice, Poland

    Gabriel S. Łabanowski & Grażyna M. Soika

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Castagnoli, M., Lewandowski, M., Łabanowski, G.S., Simoni, S., Soika, G.M. (2009). An insight into some relevant aspects concerning eriophyoid mites inhabiting forests, ornamental trees and shrubs. In: Ueckermann, E.A. (eds) Eriophyoid Mites: Progress and Prognoses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9562-6_9

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