Halotydeus destructor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Penthaleidae |
Genus: | Halotydeus |
Species: | H. destructor
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Binomial name | |
Halotydeus destructor (Tucker, 1925)
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Halotydeus destructor is a species of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Tucker in 1925 as Penthaleus destructor. [1] [2]
This species is a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia. [3] As a major pest, it has been the subject of much study: some studies looking at its response to pesticides, [4] [5] others at biological controls, some at both, [6] and others at its spread and potential spread. [7]
Halotydeus destructor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Penthaleidae |
Genus: | Halotydeus |
Species: | H. destructor
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Binomial name | |
Halotydeus destructor (Tucker, 1925)
|
Halotydeus destructor is a species of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Tucker in 1925 as Penthaleus destructor. [1] [2]
This species is a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia. [3] As a major pest, it has been the subject of much study: some studies looking at its response to pesticides, [4] [5] others at biological controls, some at both, [6] and others at its spread and potential spread. [7]