First report of Eotetranychus lewisi in Ecuador
During studies conducted in October 2016 in the experimental fields of the Universidad Técnica de Ambato (province of Tungurahua), Eotetranychus lewisi (Acari, Tetranychidae - EU Annexes) was detected for the first time in Ecuador. The pest was found on Arracacia xanthorrhiza (Apiaceae) and Tropaeolum tuberosum (Tropaeolaceae). This is the first time that E. lewisi is detected in Ecuador, as well as on the above host plants which are important root vegetable crops in the Andean part of the country.
The situation of Eotetranychus lewisi in Ecuador can be described as follows: Present, only in some areas (first found in 2016 in the province of Tungurahua).
Sources
Vásquez C, Dávila M, Telenchana N, Mangui J, Navas D (2017) [First report of Eotetranychus lewisi in the Andean region from Ecuador on Arracacia xanthorrhiza (white carrot), Tropaeolum tuberosum (mashua)]. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 88(4), 992-994 (in Spanish). http://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/2093/1618