TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - Effect of infestation of Acalitus hibisci (Eriophyoidea: Eriophyidae), a gall forming mite on age and hairs of leaves of Hibiscus vitifolius
VL  - 41
IS  - 3
SP  - 313
EP  - 316
PY  - 2000
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Chakrabarti, S.
AU  - Chakrabarti, S.
AU  - Chakrabarti, S.
UR  - https://www1.montpellier.inrae.fr/CBGP/acarologia/article.php?id=113
DA  - 2001-09-28
KW  - eriophyid
KW  - Acalitus hibisci
KW  - Hibiscus vitifolius
KW  - inoculum
KW  - incubation period
KW  - galls
KW  - leaf hairs
KW  - leaf age
AB  - Acalitus hibisci, a pouch gall forming mite on leaves of Hibiscus vitifolius was studied to find out optimum inoculum size for gall initiation. Size of mites was correlated with size of spaces in between leaf hairs. Susceptibility of the host was correlated with leaf age. Total number of mites per gall increased with the size of gall significantly. Gall of 7 mm diameter was found as the most optimum size to be used as inoculum for gall initiation with minimum incubation period (6.6 days). First leaves on the branch (5 days old), were the most susceptible and produced galls in 6.6 days after inoculation.
ER -