Panonychus ulmi

Panonychus ulmi, the European red mite, is a species of mite which is a major agricultural pest of fruit trees. It has a high reproductive rate, a short generation time (21 days at 20 C) and produces many broods in a year, all of which contribute to its pest status. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, and a very wide host range, having been found on the following plants:


 * Acacia longifolia
 * Aesculus hippocastanum
 * Alnus glutinosa
 * Alnus incana
 * Amaranthus
 * Amelanchier
 * Artocarpus heterophyllus
 * Atropa belladonna
 * Avena sativa
 * Betula pubescens
 * Betula verrucosa
 * Calystegia sepium
 * Camellia sinensis
 * Castanea sativa
 * Chenopodium
 * Citrus aurantiifolia
 * Citrus aurantium
 * Citrus grandis
 * Convolvulus arvensis
 * Corylus avellana
 * Cotoneaster tomentosus
 * Crataegus monogyna
 * Crataegus succulenta
 * Cucumis
 * Cucurbita maxima
 * Cucurbita pepo
 * Cydonia oblonga
 * Dalbergia sissoo
 * Daucus carota
 * Desmodium canescens
 * Diospyros
 * Eriobotrya japonica
 * Fagus sylvatica
 * Ficus carica
 * Fragaria vesca
 * Frangula alnus
 * Fraxinus excelsior
 * Gardenia jasminoides
 * Hibiscus
 * Hydrangea macrophylla
 * Juglans regia
 * Juncus maritimus
 * Laburnum alpinum
 * Lonicera japonica
 * Malus domestica
 * Malva
 * Medicago sativa
 * Morus nigra
 * Myrica pensylvanica
 * Petroselinum crispum
 * Phaseolus
 * Phlox
 * Polygonum aviculare
 * Populus tremula
 * Potentilla fruticosa
 * Prunus americana
 * Prunus armeniaca
 * Prunus avium
 * Prunus cerasus
 * Prunus chinensis
 * Prunus divaricata
 * Prunus domestica
 * Prunus dulcis
 * Prunus institia
 * Prunus padus
 * Prunus persica
 * Prunus spinosa
 * Pyracantha
 * Pyrus baccata
 * Pyrus communis
 * Pyrus pyrifolia
 * Pyrus sargentii
 * Quercus
 * Rhamnus frangula
 * Ribes aureum
 * Ribes sanguineum
 * Robinia pseudoacacia
 * Rosa canina
 * Rosa multiflora
 * Rosa palustris
 * Rubus idaeus
 * Rubus occidentalis
 * Rumex obtusifolius
 * Salix alba
 * Salix caprea
 * Sapindus saponaria
 * Sasa kurilensis
 * Sophora japonica
 * Sorbus aria
 * Sorbus aucuparia
 * Sorbus chrysophylla
 * Sorbus conradina
 * Sorbus fennica
 * Sorbus hostii
 * Sorbus scandica
 * Sorghum halepense
 * Symphoricarpos foetidus
 * Syzygium
 * Tilia cordata
 * Trifolium pratense
 * Triticum aestivum
 * Ulmus americana
 * Ulmus campestris
 * Ulmus glabra
 * Ulmus hollandica
 * Ulmus procera
 * Ulmus rubra
 * Ulmus scabra
 * Vicia sativa
 * Vitis labrusca
 * Vitis vinifera
 * Wisteria sinensis
 * Zea mays

Panonychus ulmi was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1836, under the name Tetranychus ulmi. It has also been known under a number of synonyms:


 * Tetranychus ulmi Koch, 1836
 * Oligonychus ulmi : Hirst, 1920
 * Metatetranychus ulmi : Oudemans, 1931
 * Paratetranychus ulmi : André, 1937
 * Panonychus ulmi : Ehara, 1956
 * Tetranychus pilosus Canestrini & Fanzago, 1876
 * Paratetranychus pilosus : Zacher, 1913
 * Metatetranychus pilosus : Oudemans, 1931
 * Paratetranychus pilosus alboguttatus Zacher, 1913
 * Tetranychus alboguttatus Zacher, 1913
 * Metetetranychus alboguttatus : Oudemans, 1931
 * Paratetranychus pilosus occidentalis McGregor & Newcomer, 1928
 * Oligonychus alni Oudemans, 1929
 * Metatetranychus alni : Oudemans, 1931
 * Oligonychus muscorum Oudemans, 1929
 * Metatetranychus muscorum : Oudemans, 1931
 * Oligonychus potentillae Oudemans, 1929
 * Metatetranychus potentillae : Oudemans, 1931
 * Metatetranychus mali Oudemans, 1931
 * Metatetranychus canestrinii Oudemans, 1939