Mononychellus tanajoa(MONNTA)
Distribution details in Uganda
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1988: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1971
First recorded in: 1971
Introduced into Africa from South America. First found in 1971 near Kampala.
* Lyon WF (1973) A plant feeding mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acarina: Tetranychidae) new to the African continent threatens cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Uganda East Africa. Pans, 19, 36-37.
* Yaninek JS, Herren HR (1988) Introduction and spread of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae), an exotic pest in Africa and the search for appropriate control methods: a review. Bulletin of Entomological Research 78, 1–13.
* Yaninek JS, Herren HR (1988) Introduction and spread of the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) (Acari: Tetranychidae), an exotic pest in Africa and the search for appropriate control methods: a review. Bulletin of Entomological Research 78, 1–13.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Present, no details | ||
| Rwanda | Present, no details | ||
| Tanzania | Present, no details |