presentation contains history,its biology, sign and symptoms when attacks flowers, floral plants that are attacked and the most important how they are managed (bio control + synthetic control)

1. By M. Jawwad Adil
Cyclamen Mite

2. History
 The cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus (Banks),
(family Tarsonemidae), was first noticed in New York
in 1898 and in Canada in 1908.

3.  cyclamen mites may infest the entire plant or be
concentrated around the buds. Second level
 Very small, white, green, or pale-orange mites
 These mites thrive when the temperature is around
60°F and can complete their life cycle in about 2
weeks.
Steneotarsonemus Pallidus

4. Biology
 Females with hind legs reduced to slender threadlike
structures, On the adult males the fourth pair of
legs is modified and used to transport the pupae or
adult females
 The duration of the egg stage is three to seven days,
one to four days for the larvae, two to seven days
for resting pupae or one to three weeks per
generation (Smith and Goldsmith, 1936).

5. Biology
 most reproduction is parthenogenic(asexual)
 Unmated females lay male eggs; mated females
usually lay four female eggs for every male egg.
 Makes are smaller only 75% of the female size which
0.3 inches female

6. Signs and symptoms
 Infested leaves become distorted, often curl inward,
and foliage may become darker and appear
streaked and blotchy(spotted)
 Injured foliage may show purplish areas
 Severe attack can stop the opening of the flowers

7. Plants being attacked
 African violets, cyclamen, dahlia, gloxinia,
snapdragon, geranium, chrysanthemum, larkspur,
begonia, fuchsia, petunia, and New Guinea
impatiens are highly susceptible to cyclamen mites,
however, cyclamen is injured more than any other
plant

10. Management
 Infested plants may be treated by immersion in
water to 110°F for 15 to 30 minutes
 Badly injured plant parts should be trimmed off
 careful control of the water temperature.
 Dicofol or insecticidal soap can provide effective
control adding 1/20 ounce of wetting agent per 1
gallon of spray
 Typhlodromids) are predatory on cyclamen mite
outside

11. Management
 endosulfan or mixtures of dicofol and tetradifon are
used as high volume sprays in two applications at
28-day intervals
 Alternatively, aldicarb can be used after potting and
being granular is distributed over the compost
surface

12. Thank you.