TY  - JOUR
JF  - Acarologia
T1  - First report of mango leaf-coating mite Cisaberoptus kenyae (Acari: Eriophyidae) in Europe
VL  - 65
IS  - 3
SP  - 927
EP  - 933
PY  - 2025
SN  - 0044-586X
SN  - 2107-7207
PB  - Les Amis d'Acarologia
AU  - Giordano, Thomas
AU  - Andolina, Francesco
AU  - Cerasa, Giuliano
AU  - Marotta, Ilaria
AU  - Rizzo, Roberto
AU  - Lo Verde, Gabriella
AU  - de Lillo, Enrico
AU  - Tsolakis, Haralabos
UR  - https://doi.org/10.24349/4063-mejc
DO  - 10.24349/4063-mejc
DA  - 2025-09-15
ET  - 2025-09-15
KW  - alien species
KW  - eriophyid
KW  - Sicily
KW  - Mangifera indica
KW  - silver blotch mite
AB  - Over the last two decades, mango cultivation in Sicily showed a steady increase of cultivated areas. This expansion has also facilitated the introduction of potentially harmful alien species. This paper reports the presence of the eriophyid mite Cisaberoptus kenyae Keifer (Acari: Eriophyidae) for the first time in Sicily and, therefore in Europe. In the perspective of a potential further expansion of mango also in other European areas as a consequence of the climatic changes, a brief overview of current knowledge on this species is also provided.
ER -