Panonychus ulmi

TaxID: 50024

Basic Information

Panonychus ulmi

European Red Mite, European red spider mite, Red Spider

Panonychus ulmi, the European red mite, is a species of mite which is a major agricultural pest of fruit trees. It has a high reproductive rate, a short generation time (21 days at 20 C or 68 F) and produces many broods in a year, all of which contribute to its pest status. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and a very wide host range, having been found on the following plants: Panonychus ulmi was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1836, under the name Tetranychus ulmi. It has also been known under a number of synonyms:

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Arachnida

Trombidiformes

Tetranychidae

Panonychus

ulmi

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Panonychus ulmi
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Panonychus ulmi
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Panonychus ulmi
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(c) webtrauma@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (14 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Cambodia Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Egypt Disinfected-Admitted —
Moldova Quarantine pests —
Myanmar Quarantine pests —
Mozambique Quarantine pests —
Malaysia Quarantine pests —
New Caledonia Quarantine pests —
Oman Absent —
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Distribution (20 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Chile Present —
Germany Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Hungary Present —
Ireland Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR1746033 whole body - - 66308047 Germany
SRR1746143 whole body - - 95412934 Germany

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature