Likely: P. hongkongensis has Phytoseius hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter, 1961 Unlikely: (Jeppson et al. 1975) no been recorded from Vitis vinifera, indicates that mites of the predatory mite (ASCU 2011) which is grown Phytoseiidae are an effective and extensively in WA (DAFWA 2006; widespread biocontrol agent. DAFWA 2014a). Likely: P. woolwichensis has Unlikely: Jeppson et al. (1975) Phytoseius woolwichensis Schicha, 1977 no been recorded from Vitis vinifera indicates that mites of the predatory mite and other plant species (ASCU Phytoseiidae are an effective and 2011), that are grown extensively widespread biocontrol agent. in WA. Proprioseiopsis peltatus (Van der Merwe, 1968) Likely: P. peltatus has been Unlikely: Jeppson et al. (1975) no recorded from Vitis vinifera and indicates that mites of the predatory mite other plant species (ASCU 2011), Phytoseiidae are an effective and that are grown extensively in WA. widespread biocontrol agent. Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti, 1886) Likely: P. pentagona is highly Likely: P. pentagona is a highly polyphagous (Ben-Dov 2014c) destructive pest of fruit trees and peach white scale with many host plants present in woody ornamentals throughout the Western Australia. world (Hanks & Denno 1993; 2014c).
Phytoseius hongkongensis Swirski & Shechter, 1961 predatory mite Likely: P. hongkongensis has been recorded from Vitis vinifera, (ASCU 2011) which is grown extensively in WA (DAFWA 2006; DAFWA 2014a). Unlikely: (Jeppson et al. 1975) indicates that mites of the Phytoseiidae are an effective and widespread biocontrol agent. no Phytoseius woolwichensis Schicha, 1977 predatory mite Likely: P. woolwichensis has been recorded from Vitis vinifera and other plant species (ASCU 2011), that are grown extensively in WA. Unlikely: Jeppson et al. (1975) indicates that mites of the Phytoseiidae are an effective and widespread biocontrol agent. no Proprioseiopsis peltatus (Van der Merwe, 1968) predatory mite Likely: P. peltatus has been recorded from Vitis vinifera and other plant species (ASCU 2011), that are grown extensively in WA. Unlikely: Jeppson et al. (1975) indicates that mites of the Phytoseiidae are an effective and widespread biocontrol agent. no Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni Tozzetti, 1886) peach white scale Likely: P. pentagona is highly polyphagous (Ben-Dov 2014c) with many host plants present in Western Australia. Likely: P. pentagona is a highly destructive pest of fruit trees and woody ornamentals throughout the world (Hanks & Denno 1993; 2014c).
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