Raoiella indica

TaxID: 416405

Basic Information

Raoiella indica

Red Palm Mite, Red palm mite, red palm mite

Raoiella indica, commonly known as the red palm mite, is a species of mite belonging to the family Tenuipalpidae. A pest of several species of palm in the Middle East and South East Asia, it is now becoming established throughout the Caribbean. The invasion of this species is the biggest mite explosion ever observed in the Americas.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Arachnida

Trombidiformes

Tenuipalpidae

Raoiella

indica

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) InvasorasConabio@BY-NC
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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (36 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (14 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Costa Rica Absent —
Ghana Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Morocco Quarantine pest 2018
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Malaysia Quarantine pests —
Panama Quarantine pests —
Peru Absent —
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Distribution (49 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

45
Present
3
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
United Arab Emirates Present —
Benin Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
Cambodia Absent —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Cuba Present —
Dominica Present —
Dominican Republic 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 (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature