Abstract
Knowledge of organisms’ diversity found in a specific habitat is of utmost importance, due to the roles they play in food chains. Furthermore, diversity of mites associated with the genus Vitis in Mexico is unknown and, sometimes, overlooked despite their importance in determining potential predatory species for biological pest control. In this sense, the predatory mite Raphignathus collegiatus Atyeo, Baker & Crossley, 1961 is reported for the first time under the bark of grapevines, associated with infestations of Planoccocus ficus Signoret in commercial vineyards of the Valle de Guadalupe in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.
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