Lyon, W.F., 1973.
A plant-feeding mite Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar)(Acarina:Tetranychidae) new to the African continent threatens cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Uganda, East Africa. Pest Articles and News Summaries, 19: 36-37.
Abstract
Mononychellus tanajoa (Bondar) [cf. RAE/A 61, 7], which was described from Brazil in the genus Tetranychus [27, p. 290], was observed attacking the leaves of cassava (Manihot esculenta) near Kampala, Uganda, in November 1971. Severe outbreaks occurred near Kampala during the hot dry months of July, August 1972, but the intensity of the attack lessened somewhat during the cool wet weather of September and October [cf. also 27, p. 290]. Heavy infestations caused blotching and bronzing of the leaves, followed by premature leaf-fall and severe stunting of the plants
