Eriophyoid mites (Acari Eriophyoidea) are phytophagous arthropods forming intimate
relationships with their host plants. These mites are associated with annual and perennial …

Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) causes wheat streak mosaic, a disease of cereals and
grasses that threatens wheat production worldwide. It is a monopartite, positive‐sense …

Abstract Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) are among the smallest of terrestrial
arthropods and the most species‐rich group of herbivorous mites with a high host specificity …

There are approximately 55,000 described Acari species, accounting for almost half of all
known Arachnida species, but total estimated Acari diversity is reckoned to be far greater …

The wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella, and the plant viruses it transmits represent an
invasive mite-virus complex that has affected cereal crops worldwide. The main damage …

Eriophyoids are an ancient group of highly miniaturized, morphologically simplified and
diverse phytoparasitic mites. Their possible numerous host-switch events have been …

Aceria tosichella (the wheat curl mite, WCM) is a global pest of wheat and other cereals,
causing losses by direct damage, as well as the transmission of plant viruses. The mite is …

Simple Summary Eriophyid mites are tiny creatures, no bigger than a speck of dust. All
species feed on plants and some can cause considerable damage. These mites have an …

The superfamily Eriophyoidea is exceptionally diverse and its members are highly host-
specific. Currently, the taxonomy of this group is based on morphology only. However …

Background The morphological and molecular identification of mites is challenging due to
the large number of species, the microscopic size of the organisms, diverse phenotypes of …