Ostoja-Starzewski, J.C., 2000.
Schizotetranychus celarius (Banks) (Acari: Prostigmata) a mite pest of bamboo, first records for Britain and two new host records. British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 13: 95-97.
Abstract
Specimens of Schizotetranychus celarius (Banks) were discovered in August 1995 on a single bamboo plant (Sasaella masmuneana) in a private garden in Surrey (UK). Further live specimens were collected from the same site in April 1998. A survey conducted by the Plant Heath, Seeds Inspectorate discovered the mite at sites in Hampshire, Norfolk and Sussex. These are the first confirmed records of this mite in Britain, and it has since been intercepted several times on imported bamboo plants. Two new hosts are recorded, S. masmuneana and Phyllostachys aurea.
