| infestation dynamics of brevipalpus phoenicis (geijskes) (acari: tenuipalpidae) in citrus orchards as affected by edaphic and climatic variables. | brevipalpus phoenicis (geijskes) is a cosmopolitan and polyphagous mite that transmits important phytoviruses, such as coffee ringspot virus, passion fruit green spot virus and citrus leprosis virus c. to characterise the dynamics of the probability and the rate of b. phoenicis infestation in response to edaphic and climatic factors, monthly inspections were performed in nine orchards in a citrus region of the state of bahia, brazil, for 35 months. three fruits per plant were examined using a ma ... | 2015 | 26021609 |