Garlic Mite
Catalogue Type
Plant Pests Catalogue
Scientific Name
Aceria tulipae
Family
Eriophyidae
Distinguishing Characters
This mite is known as the dry bulb mite. This is not the same as the wheat curl mite, which infects cereals
and other grasses. Eriophyid mites are tiny banana-shaped mites that are too small to see without
magnification.
and other grasses. Eriophyid mites are tiny banana-shaped mites that are too small to see without
magnification.
Host Crop
Garlic
Order
Trombidiformes