Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Oligonychus (Oligonychus)
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1976. Tuttle et al. (1976): 81.
Oligonychus (Homonychus) perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1976. Tuttle et al. (1976): 81.
Type host: Bixa orellana, Persea sp.. Type distribution: Mexico. Oligonychus (Homonychus) perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1976. Valid nomenclatural act Tuttle et al. (1976): 81. Type host: Bixa orellana, Persea sp.. Type distribution: Mexico.
Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1976. New combination Bolland et al. (1998): 122.
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello, 1976. New combination Mushtaq et al. (2021b): 99.
Altingiaceae: Liquidambar styraciflua Bender (1993)
Amaranthaceae: Chenopodium album Bender (1993)
Anacardiaceae: Rhus sp. Bender (1993)
Apocynaceae: Asclepias sp. Bender (1993)
Asteraceae: Bidens pilosa Torres et al. (2024) Sonchus oleraceus Torres et al. (2024) Sonchus sp. Aponte & McMurtry (1997a)
Betulaceae: Alnus acuminata Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Alnus jorullensis Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Mushtaq et al. (2023b)
Bixaceae: Bixa orellana Tuttle et al. (1976) Baker & Tuttle (1994)
Ebenaceae: Diospyros kaki Bender (1993) Ferreira et al. (2007) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021)
Euphorbiaceae: Manihot esculenta Saneishi (2002) Anonymous (2018) Ricinus communis Torres et al. (2024)
Fabaceae: Acacia saligna Livshits & Salinas-Croche (1968) Ordaz-Silva et al. (2024) Bauhinia sp. Anonymous (2018) Bauhinia variegata Ferreira et al. (2004) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Ceratonia siliqua Baker & Tuttle (1994) Ferreira et al. (2007) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Erythrina sandwicensis Saneishi (2002) Gliricidia sepium Saneishi (2002) Leucaena leucocephala Saneishi (2002) Senna gaudichaudii Saneishi (2002) Wisteria sinensis Ferreira et al. (2004) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021)
Fagaceae: Castanea sativa Torres et al. (2024)
Juglandaceae: Juglans regia Ferreira et al. (2007) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021)
Lauraceae: Cinnamomum camphora Bender (1993) Persea americana Salas (1978) Bender (1993) Baker & Tuttle (1994) Phillips & Faber (1995) Aponte & McMurtry (1997a) Aponte & McMurtry (1997b) Hoddle (1998) Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999a) Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999b) Faber et al. (2000) Kerguelen & Hoddle (2000) Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2001) Yee et al. (2001) Estrada-Venegas et al. (2002) Saneishi (2002) Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2002) Ferreira et al. (2004) Alcázar et al. (2005) Dirección General de Producción Agraria, Junta de Andalucía (2005) Ben-David et al. (2007) Ferreira et al. (2007) Halbert (2007) Lloréns (2007) Díaz et al. (2009) Ferreira (2010) Hernandez-Suarez et al. (2010) Maoz et al. (2011) Sandoval et al. (2011) Hoddle & Morse (2012) Sabater-Muñoz et al. (2012) Vela et al. (2012) Ben-David et al. (2013) Montserrat et al. (2013) Guzman-Valencia et al. (2014) Zappalà et al. (2015) Lara et al. (2016a) Lara et al. (2016b) Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Imbachi-López et al. (2017b) Lara et al. (2017) Anonymous (2018) Smaili & Benyahia (2018) Lara et al. (2019) Naves et al. (2021) Torres et al. (2022) Auger et al. (2023a) Castañeda-Cabrera et al. (2023) Torres et al. (2023) Boieiro et al. (2024) Torres et al. (2024) Khabi et al. (2025) Bitsakis et al. (2026) Persea sp. Tuttle et al. (1976)
Malvaceae: Malva sp. Aponte & McMurtry (1997a)
Moringaceae: Moringa oleifera Saneishi (2002)
Olacaceae: Ximenia americana Ferreira (2010)
Oxalidaceae: Oxalis corniculata Torres et al. (2024)
Passifloraceae: Passiflora edulis Torres et al. (2024)
Rosaceae: Prunus armeniaca Bender (1993) Prunus avium Ferreira et al. (2007) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Prunus domestica Bender (1993) Ferreira et al. (2004) Naves et al. (2021) Prunus persica Bender (1993) Torres et al. (2024) Rosa sp. Bender (1993)
Rutaceae: Citrus sp. Bender (1993)
Salicaceae: Salix bonplandiana Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Salix sp. Aponte & McMurtry (1997a)
Solanaceae: Capsicum sp. Torres et al. (2024)
Vitaceae: Vitis vinifera Bender (1993) Ferreira et al. (2004) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Auger et al. (2023a) Torres et al. (2024)
Afrotropical: Kenya Khabi et al. (2025)
Australasian: Hawaiian Is. Saneishi (2002) Anonymous (2018)
Nearctic: Mexico Tuttle et al. (1976) Baker & Tuttle (1994) Estrada-Venegas et al. (2002) Hoddle & Morse (2012) Guzman-Valencia et al. (2014) Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Imbachi-López et al. (2017b) Lara et al. (2017) Lara et al. (2019) Castañeda-Cabrera et al. (2023) Mushtaq et al. (2023b) Ordaz-Silva et al. (2024) United States Bender (1993) Baker & Tuttle (1994) Phillips & Faber (1995) Aponte & McMurtry (1997a) Aponte & McMurtry (1997b) Hoddle (1998) Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999a) Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999b) Faber et al. (2000) Kerguelen & Hoddle (2000) Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2001) Yee et al. (2001) Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2002) Halbert (2007) Hoddle & Morse (2012) Lara et al. (2016a) Lara et al. (2016b) Lara et al. (2017) Skelley et al. (2025)
Neotropical: Costa Rica Ochoa et al. (1991) Aponte & McMurtry (1997a) Sandoval et al. (2011) Lara et al. (2017) Mexico Hoddle & Morse (2012)
Palearctic: Azores Is. Boieiro et al. (2024) Canary Is. Hernandez-Suarez et al. (2010) Torres et al. (2022) Torres et al. (2023) Torres et al. (2024) France Auger et al. (2023a) Greece Bitsakis et al. (2026) Israel and Palestinian Territories Ben-David et al. (2007) Maoz et al. (2011) Ben-David et al. (2013) Italy Zappalà et al. (2015) Madeira Ferreira et al. (2004) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Morocco Smaili & Benyahia (2018) Portugal Ferreira et al. (2007) Ferreira (2010) Naves et al. (2021) Spain Alcázar et al. (2005) Dirección General de Producción Agraria, Junta de Andalucía (2005) Lloréns (2007) Díaz et al. (2009) Hernandez-Suarez et al. (2010) Sabater-Muñoz et al. (2012) Vela et al. (2012) Montserrat et al. (2013) Lara et al. (2017) Torres et al. (2023)
Livshits & Salinas-Croche (1968) Preliminares acerca de los acaros Tetranicos de Cuba. Cuba, Centro Nacional Fitosanirario, 156 pp [host]
Tuttle et al. (1976) Spider mites of Mexico (Acarina : Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 2: 1-102 [description; distribution; host]
Salas (1978) Algunas notas sobre las arañitas rojas (Tetranychidae: Acari) halladas en Costa Rica. Agronomia Costarricense, 2: 47-59 [host]
Ochoa et al. (1991) Acaros fitofagos de America Central: guia ilustrada. Serie Técnica. Manual técnico, Turrialba, Costa Rica, CATIE: 251 p [distribution]
Bender (1993) A new mite problem in avocados. California Avocado Society Yearbook 1993: 73-77 [distribution; host]
Baker & Tuttle (1994) A guide to the spider mites (Tetranychidae) of the United States. West Bloomfield, USA, Indira Publishing House: 347 pp [distribution; host]
Phillips & Faber (1995) Persea mite spray trial. Yearbook California Avocado Society, 79: 197-200 [distribution; host]
Aponte & McMurtry (1997a) Damage on Hass avocado leaves, webbing and nesting behaviour of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 21: 265-272 [distribution; host]
Aponte & McMurtry (1997b) Biology, life table and mating behavior of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae). International Journal of Acarology, 23: 199-207 [distribution; host]
Bolland et al. (1998) World catalogue of the spider mite family (Acari: Tetranychidae). Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers: 392 pp [taxononmy]
Hoddle (1998) Biology and management of the persea mite. Yearbook California Avocado Society, 82: 75-85 [distribution; host]
Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999a) Measuring mite Oligonychus perseae feeding damage on avocado leaves with automated image analysis software. Florida Entomologist, 82 (1): 119-122 [distribution; host]
Kerguelen & Hoddle (1999b) Biological control of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocado: II. Evaluating the efficacy of Galendromus helveolus and Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 25 (3): 221-229 [distribution; host]
Faber et al. (2000) Effect of predaceous mite release timing on Persea mite (Acari:Tetranychidae) populations in avocado orchards. California Avocado Society 2000 Yearbook, 84: 111-125 [distribution; host]
Kerguelen & Hoddle (2000) Comparison of the susceptibility of several cultivars of avocado to the persea mite, Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae). Scientia Horticulturae, 84 (1): 101-114 [distribution; host]
Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2001) Biological control of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocado: IV. Evaluating the efficacy of a modified mistblower to mechanically dispense Neoseiulus californicus (Acari: Phytoseiidae). International Journal of Acarology, 27 (2): 157-169 [distribution; host]
Yee et al. (2001) Phenology of arthropod pests, associated natural predators on avocado leaves, fruit, and in leaf litter in southern California. Environmental Entomology, 30 (5): 892-898 [distribution; host]
Estrada-Venegas et al. (2002) Some avocado mites from Michoacan, Mexico. International Journal of Acarology, 28 (4): 387-393 [distribution; host]
Saneishi (2002) Annual report. Hawaii Department of Agriculture: 25 [distribution; host]
Takano-Lee & Hoddle (2002) Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) population responses to cultural control attempts in an avocado orchard. Florida Entomologist, 85 (1): 216-226 [distribution; host]
Ferreira et al. (2004) Occurenccia de Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker, Abbatiello (Acari: Tetranychidae) na Ilha da Madeira. Agronomia Lusitana, 51: 219-222 [distribution; host]
Alcázar et al. (2005) Oligonychus persea (Acari: Tetranychidae), una nueva plaga en el aguacate en el Sur de España. IV Congresso Nacional de Entomología Aplicada - X Jornadas Científicas de la SEEA - I Jornadas Portuguesas de Entomologia Aplicada, Bragança - Portugal: 213 [distribution; host]
Dirección General de Producción Agraria, Junta de Andalucía (2005) Incidencia de plagas y enfermedades en las Comunidades Autónomas en 2004: Andalucía. Phytoma - Espana, 168: 17-21 [distribution; host]
Ben-David et al. (2007) ITS2 sequences as barcodes for identifying and analyzing spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae). Experimental and Applied Acarology, 41: 169-181 [distribution; host]
Ferreira et al. (2007) Acaro-do-abacateiro no Algarve. Frutas, Legumes e Flores, 97: 56-57 [distribution; host]
Halbert (2007) Entomology section. Tri-ology, 46 (4): 6-10 [distribution; host]
Lloréns (2007) El ácaro del aguacate Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello (Acari: Tetranychidae) en la Communidad Valenciana. Agrícola Vergel, 306: 301-308 [distribution; host]
Díaz et al. (2009) Recognition and quantification of area damaged by Oligonychus Perseae in avocado leaves. Bayro-Corrochano, E., Eklundh, J.-O., Progress in Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, and Applications, Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, (Isuse): 677-684 [distribution; host]
Ferreira (2010) Ácaro-do-abacateiro – Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello. Boletim Técnico, Instituo Nacional de Reciursos Biológicos, UIPP- BT / 03: 1-2 [distribution; host]
Hernandez-Suarez et al. (2010) Arana cristalina del aguacate. Identificacion, biologia, danos y control.. Informacion Tecnica. Cabildo De Tenerife, 9 pp [distribution; host]
Maoz et al. (2011) Determining an economic injury level for the persea mite, Oligonychus perseae, a new pest of avocado in Israel. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 138: 110-116 [distribution; host]
Sandoval et al. (2011) Idiosomal setae analysis in Oligonychus peruvianus, Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) from different hosts. Entomotropica, 26 (3): 127-136 [distribution; host]
Hoddle & Morse (2012) The persea mite invasion into California: history, biology, management, and current status. California Avocado Society Yearbook, 95: 107-137 [distribution; host]
Sabater-Muñoz et al. (2012) Isolation, characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in Tetranychus urticae and cross amplification in other Tetranychidae and Phytoseiidae species of economic importance. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 57 (1): 37-51 [distribution; host]
Vela et al. (2012) Neuropteroides (insecta: Neuroptera, Raphidioptera) en plantaciones de aguacate en el sur de España. Boletín de Sanidad Vegetal Plagas, 38: 213-221 [distribution; host]
Ben-David et al. (2013) An annotated list of the spider mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) of Israel. Israel Journal of Entomology, 43: 125-148 [distribution; host]
Montserrat et al. (2013) Can climate change jeopardize predator control of invasive herbivore species? A case study in avocado agro-ecosystems in Spain. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 59 (1): 27-42 [distribution; host]
Guzman-Valencia et al. (2014) Contrasting effects of geographical separation on the genetic population structure of sympatric species of mites in avocado orchards. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 104: 610-621 [distribution; host]
Zappalà et al. (2015) First record of the persea mite Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Italy with a review of the literature. International Journal of Acarology, 41: 97-99 [distribution; host]
Lara et al. (2016a) Sampling method evaluation and empirical model fitting for count data to estimate densities of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Hass avocado leaves in southern California. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 68: 455-475 [distribution; host]
Lara et al. (2016b) Spatial dependence and sampling of Phytoseiid populations on Hass avocados in southern California. Environmental Entomology, 45 (3): 708-718 [distribution; host]
Guzman-Valencia et al. (2017) Differential host plant-associated genetic variation between sympatric mite species of the genus Oligonychus (Acari: Tetranychidae). Environmental Entomology, 46 (2): 274-283 [distribution; host]
Imbachi-López et al. (2017b) Biología de Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker y Abbatiello, 1976 (Acari: Tetranychidae) en Persea americana Miller var. Hass bajo condiciones de laboratorio. Fitosanidad, 21 (2): 81-87 [distribution; host]
Lara et al. (2017) Population genetics of Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) collected from avocados in Mexico, California. Florida Entomologist, 100 (3): 616-626 [distribution; host]
Anonymous (2018) Diseases Pests. Persea mite album.. https://gms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/diseasespests.aspx?aid=1583 (accessed 2023) [distribution; host]
Smaili & Benyahia (2018) Alerte ! Invasion et la recrudescence des dégâts d’un nouveau ravageur émergent sur avocatier au Maroc : Oligonychus perseae (Acari : Tetranychidae). Agriculture du Maghreb, 115: 88-89 [distribution; host]
Lara et al. (2019) Spatial modeling of Oligonychus perseae (Tuttle, Baker, Abbatiello) using geostatistical techniques. Revista mexicana de ciencias agrícolas, 10 (6): 1405-1416 [distribution; host]
Mushtaq et al. (2021b) The genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae): taxonomic assessment and a key to subgenera, species groups, and subgroups. Zookeys, 1079: 89-127 [taxononmy]
Naves et al. (2021) Updated and annotated review of Tetranychidae occurring in mainland Portugal, the Azores, and Madeira Archipelagos. Acarologia, 61 (2): 380-393 [distribution; host]
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2022) Pest categorisation of Oligonychus perseae. EFSA Journal, 20 (6): e07336 [description; illustration; modeling]
Torres et al. (2022) Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Baker & Abbatiello (Acari: Tetranychidae) population dynamics, associated phytoseiid mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in avocado orchards in the Canary Islands (Spain). International Journal of Acarology, 48 (7): 551-563 [distribution; host]
Auger et al. (2023a) Three new alien spider mites (Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) from south-eastern France. Acarologia, 63 (3): 826-833 [distribution; host]
Castañeda-Cabrera et al. (2023) Ethanolic plant extracts as potential biomiticides against Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on avocado in Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist, 48 (2): 333-340, 8 [distribution; host]
Mushtaq et al. (2023b) Molecular-based taxonomic inferences of some spider mite species of the genus Oligonychus Berlese (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae). Insects, 14 (2): 192 [distribution; host]
Torres et al. (2023) Economic impact of the Persea mite in Spanish avocado crops. Agronomy, 13 (3): 668 [distribution; host]
Boieiro et al. (2024) New findings of terrestrial arthropods from the Azorean Islands. Biodiversity Data Journal, 12: e136391 [distribution; host]
Ordaz-Silva et al. (2024) First record and spatial distribution of Oligonychus perseae on Acacia saligna in San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Southwestern Entomologist, 49 (2): 706-712 [distribution; host]
Torres et al. (2024) Oligonychus perseae (Tetranychidae) invasion in the Canary Islands: history, management and current situation. Agronomy, 14 (5): 920 [biocontrol; distribution; host; pest]
Khabi et al. (2025) First Report of the Invasive Oligonychus perseae (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Avocados in Kenya. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, 41 (1): 28-33, 6 [distribution; host]
Skelley et al. (2025) Adventive arthropods in Florida as reported by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, 1990–2023. Florida Entomologist, 108 (s1): 20240027 [distribution]
Bitsakis et al. (2026) New Records of Tetranychidae (Prostigmata) in avocado crops in Crete, Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal, 19: 26-32 [distribution; host]