New parasitism record of Pyemotes tritici (LaGreze-Fossat and Montagne, 1851) (Acari: Pyemotidae) on boll weevils inside cotton squares
Journal article published in 2022 by
Carlos A. D. da Silva 
,
Gilberto J. de Moraes ,
Raphael C. Castilho ,
Francisco S. Ramalho ,
Tardelly A. Lima
,
Gilberto J. de Moraes ,
Raphael C. Castilho ,
Francisco S. Ramalho ,
Tardelly A. Lima
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Abstract
We report the occurrence of Pyemotes tritici (LaGreze-Fossat and Montagne) (Acari: Pyemotidae) parasitizing the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in shed squares of cotton grown in a greenhouse. Parasitized larvae, pupae and adults of the cotton boll weevil had abdominal sternites and/or tergites covered by whitish spherical physogastric females of P. tritici. This is the first record of the cotton boll weevil parasitized by this mite species.