Halotydeus destructor

Halotydeus destructor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Penthaleidae
Genus: Halotydeus
Species:
H. destructor
Binomial name
Halotydeus destructor
(Tucker, 1925)

Halotydeus destructor is a species of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Tucker in 1925 as Penthaleus destructor.

Pest status

This species is a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia. As a major pest, it has been the subject of much study: some studies looking at its response to pesticides, others at biological controls, some at both, and others at its spread and potential spread.


References

  1. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Halotydeus destructor". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Tucker, R.W.E. 1925. The Black Sand Mite : Penthaleus destructor n. sp. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa 3: 21-36.
  3. ↑ H. Womersley (1941). "The red-legged earth-mite (Acarina, Penthaleidae) of Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 65 (2): 292–294.
  4. ↑ Umina, Paul; Weeks, Andrew; Roberts, John; Sommer Jenkins; G Peter Mangano; Alan Lord; Svetlana Micic (2012). "The current status of pesticide resistance in Australian populations of the redlegged earth mite (Halotydeus destructor)". Pest Management Science. 68 (6): 889–896. doi:10.1002/ps.3247. PMID 22262520. Wikidata Q52733267. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Sommer Jenkins, G Peter Mangano, Alan Lord, Svetlana Micic (help)
  5. ↑ Xuan Cheng; Umina, Paul; Siu Fai Lee; Hoffmann, Ary Anthony (2019). "Pyrethroid resistance in the pest mite, Halotydeus destructor: Dominance patterns and a new method for resistance screening". Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 159: 9–16. doi:10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.04.010. PMID 31400789. Wikidata Q92542258. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Xuan Cheng , Siu Fai Lee (help)
  6. ↑ T.J. Ridsdill-Smith (1997). "Biology and control of Halotydeus destructor (Tucker) (Acarina: Penthaleidae): a review". Experimental and Applied Acarology. 21 (4): 193–223. doi:10.1023/a:1018490703897. Wikidata Q110693355. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for T.J. Ridsdill-Smith (help)
  7. ↑ Matthew P. Hill; Hoffmann, Ary Anthony; MacFadyen, Sarina; Umina, Paul; Elith, Jane (2011). "Understanding niche shifts: using current and historical data to model the invasive redlegged earth mite, Halotydeus destructor". Diversity and Distributions. 18 (2): 191–203. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00844.x. Wikidata Q56579223. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Matthew P. Hill (help)