The panicle rice mite, Steneotarsonemus spinki Smiley, a re-discovered pest of rice in the United States

Prostigmata (Acari: Trombidiformes) as Biological Control Agents

“…Some important plant pests belong to this family, especially the widespread broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks), and the panicle rice mite, Steneotar-sonemus spinki Smiley (Jeppson et al 1975 ;Hummel et al 2009 ). Some Tarsonemus Canestrini and Fanzago species are also important as pests or as vectors of pathogenic fungi.…”

Potential of Ascidae, Blattisociidae and Melicharidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) as Biological Control Agents of Pest Organisms

“…Reviews of predatory mites, including members of the ascid complex, associated with S. spinki , one of the main tarsonemid species on rice, were provided by Hummel et al ( 2009 ) and Zhang and Fan ( 2010 ). A species identifi ed as L. parberlesei was considered by Tseng ( 1984 ) to be an important control agent of S. spinki on rice crops in Taiwan.…”

Integrating ecology and genetics to address Acari invasions

“…Estimates of damage caused by eriophyid, tarsonemid, tenuipalpid, and tetranychid mites due to their direct feeding, vectoring of fungi or viruses, and control costs range to millions of dollars (Jeppson et al 1975;Ochoa and von Lindeman 1988;Childers et al 2003;Hong et al 2006). In addition, many poorly known mite species could have a great impact on the diversity of crops and cattle industries that are valued in billions of dollars (Childers et al 2003;Hummel et al 2009;Léger et al 2012). …”