Eutetranychus banksi is spreading in Spain
Eutetranychus banksi (Acari: Tetranychidae) originates from the Americas and was first reported in Portugal in 1999, and in the south of Spain in 2001 (EPPO RS 2004/029). E. banksi then spread within the Iberian Peninsula. Recent research in the region of Valencia showed that since its arrival in 2013, E. banksi has displaced other mite pests, namely Eutetranychus orientalis (Acari: Tetranychidae – EPPO A2 List), and Panonychus citri, and has become the most common and abundant spider mite on citrus.
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López-Olmos S, Ferragut F (2023) The newcomer takes it all: the invader Texas citrus mite, Eutetranychus banksi (Acari: Tetranychidae), displaces the resident relatives in citrus agrosystems. Biological Invasions 25, 3171–3192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03099-z