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Dispersal of the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Heterostigmata: Tarsonemidae), by the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

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The greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood), (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) was found to disperse the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Heterostigmata: Tarsonemidae). Mite presence on whiteflies was highly aggregated. This is the second whitefly species reported to disperse the broad mite, suggesting some recognition of the insects by P. latus.

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  1. Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Meiers Rd., 4068, Indooroopilly, Qld., Australia

    Russell Parker

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76-100, Rehovot, Israel

    Uri Gerson

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Parker, R., Gerson, U. Dispersal of the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Heterostigmata: Tarsonemidae), by the greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Exp Appl Acarol 18, 581–585 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00051720

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