Detection of the invasive tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) in Australia based on morphological identification and DNA sequence analysis
Danuta K. Knihinicki, David Gopurenko, Peter S Gillespie, Bernie Millynn, Bernard Charles Dominiak, Louise C. Rossiter
The paper identifies the invasive tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi, in Australia using morphological and DNA sequence analysis, finding a single mitochondrial haplotype with limited genetic diversity.
bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2025 · PreprintEcology