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Aceria tosichella

Aceria tosichella
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


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