Blueberry Bud Mite, Acalitus vaccinii (Keifer) on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida
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IN844

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Weibelzahl, Elke, and Oscar E. Liburd. 2010. “Blueberry Bud Mite, Acalitus Vaccinii (Keifer) on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida: ENY-858/IN844, 1/2010”. EDIS 2010 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in844-2010.

Abstract

ENY858, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Elke Weibelzahl and Oscar E. Liburd, provides a guideline for the recognition and control of this mite (BBM) that is an important pest of Lowbush, highbush, and Rabbiteye blueberries in Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2010.

ENY-858/IN844: Blueberry Bud Mite, Acalitus vaccini (Keifer) on Southern Highbush Blueberry in Florida (ufl.edu)

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References

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Weibelzahl, E. and Liburd O. L. 2009. Epizootic of Acalitus vaccinii (Acari: Eriophyidea) caused by Hirsutella thompsonii on southern highbush blueberry in north-central Florida. Florida Entomologist 92: 601-607. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.092.0412

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