Eriophyoid mites are represented worldwide by a multitude of extremely specialized species, with feeding habits largely restricted to a single host plant species. Hemp has been used for fiber, food, and medicine for thousands of years and it is still being used nowadays. One eriophyoid mite, Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) (Acari: Eriophyoidea), appears to be very difficult to control and it constitutes a real menace to world hemp cultivation. In May 2021, severe damages were found in a greenhouse of therapeutic Cannabis sativa L. near Greve in Chianti (Florence); these damages were caused by A. cannabicola, the "hemp russet mite": this is the first record of the agricultural pest in Italy.
THE HEMP RUSSET MITE ACULOPS CANNABICOLA (FARKAS, 1960) (ACARI ERIOPHYOIDEA) FIRST DETECTED IN ITALY ON CANNABIS SATIVA L
De Lillo E.;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Eriophyoid mites are represented worldwide by a multitude of extremely specialized species, with feeding habits largely restricted to a single host plant species. Hemp has been used for fiber, food, and medicine for thousands of years and it is still being used nowadays. One eriophyoid mite, Aculops cannabicola (Farkas, 1960) (Acari: Eriophyoidea), appears to be very difficult to control and it constitutes a real menace to world hemp cultivation. In May 2021, severe damages were found in a greenhouse of therapeutic Cannabis sativa L. near Greve in Chianti (Florence); these damages were caused by A. cannabicola, the "hemp russet mite": this is the first record of the agricultural pest in Italy.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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