TY - JOUR JF - Acarologia T1 - New records of Eriophyidae and Tenuipalpidae mites (Acari: Prostigmata) on bougainvillea plants in South Africa VL - 62 IS - 2 SP - 332 EP - 339 PY - 2022 SN - 0044-586X SN - 2107-7207 PB - Les Amis d'Acarologia AU - Ngubane-Ndhlovu, Nompumelelo P. AU - Ochoa, Ronald AU - Ueckermann, Edward A. AU - Kapp, Caro UR - https://doi.org/10.24349/d7co-7t53 DO - 10.24349/d7co-7t53 DA - 2022-03-16 ET - 2022-03-16 KW - Brevipalpus KW - rust mite KW - flat mites KW - ornamental plants KW - Vittacus AB - Bougainvillea plants, native of Brazil, are cultivated in home gardens in South Africa. Vittacus bougainvilleae (Keifer) (Eriophyidae), Brevipalpus californicus s.l. (Banks) and Brevipalpus yothersi Baker (Tenuipalpidae) are recorded for the first time in this country infesting bougainvillea plants. The bougainvillea rust mite, V. bougainvilleae, was detected in the Western Cape Province during the summer season. Infested plants showed symptoms of leaf rolling, as well as leaf and flower drop. Brevipalpus californicus and B. yothersi were detected in Mpumalanga Province during winter and late autumn causing no obvious damage. ER -