Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836

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Tetranychus urticae Koch

Fifty species names have been synonymized with T. urticae in spider Mites Web ( Migeon and Dorkeld 2020).

Material Examined (n=5; 5 ♂♂) — 1♂ (31°22 ′ 49.19 ″ N, 83°19 ′ 8.57 ″ W, 89 m, 18

August 2016, Osage, Conventional Farm); 1♂ (29°24 ′ 30.77 ″ N, 82°10 ′ 16.13 ″ W, 19 m, 22

August 2016, Choctaw, Organic Farm); 2♂♂ (31°22 ′ 49.19 ″ N, 83°19 ′ 8.57 ″ W, 89 m, 21 July

2016, Osage, Conventional Farm); 1♂ (29°39 ′ 15.95 ″ N, 82°31 ′ 25.49 ″ W, 32 m, 27 July 2016, Navaho, Organic Farm).

Comments — Tetranychus urticae has an almost cosmopolitan distribution. It is also a highly polyphagous species. To date, it is reported on 1169 host plants including many Rubus

spp. from 124 countries ( Migeon and Dorkeld 2020).