Title of article
Re- description of adult stages and description of immature stages of Aceria tristriatus (Nalepa, 1890), from western Iran
Author/Authors
Ahmad-Hosseini, M. Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - Bu-Ali Sina University - Hamedan, Iran , Khanajni, M. Department of Plant Protection - Faculty of Agriculture - Bu-Ali Sina University - Hamedan, Iran , Nourian, A.R. Department of Pathobiology - Faculty of Veterinary Science - Bu-Ali Sina University - Hamedan, Iran
Pages
13
From page
137
To page
149
Abstract
Aceria tristriatus (Nalepa, 1890) is one of the major pests of walnut (Juglans regia L.:
Juglandaceae) in Iran, especially in western of country. It causes galls on leaves that
mainly concentrated along the main and lateral veins. The gall forms toward the upper
surface of the leaf with the opening on the lower side. This paper reports the re–
description of adult stages (protogyne, deutogyne and male) and description of immature
stages of walnut leaf gall mite. Furthermore difference between all mobile stages in this
species based on morphological characteristics is provided. Mites were collected from
walnut trees infested with this pest in Hamedan and Lorestan provinces, western Iran
Keywords
western Iran , walnut leaf gall mite , different stages , complementary description
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2449374
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