Aceria tosichella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Prostigmata |
Family: | Eriophyidae |
Genus: | Aceria |
Species: | A. tosichella |
Binomial name | |
Aceria tosichella |
Aceria tosichella, commonly known as the wheat curl mite (WCM), is a global cereal pest and a vector for spreading and transmission of viruses like wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) and wheat mosaic virus (WMoV)
The distribution of this eriophyid mite is observed mostly in the wheat producing areas of Europe, North and South America