Hemitarsonemus tepidariorum(HEMTTE)
Distribution details in United States of America (California)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2016: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/054) : observed in California (San Francisco Bay) on Pteris cretica, P. argyraea, and P. ensiformis in the 1950s. No recent records could be found.
* Pritchard AE (1951) The fern mite: a newly recognized pest on California ferns readily controlled by treatment with proper chemicals. California Agriculture July, p 10.