Title:	First record of Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) on Musa sp. (Musaceae) from Pará State, Brazil.
Authors:	NORONHA, A. C. da S. FERLA, N. J. CASTRO, I. S. OLIVEIRA, M. B. de OLIVEIRA, I. F. de
Affiliation:	ALOYSEIA CRISTINA DA SILVA NORONHA, CPATU; NOELI J. FERLA, UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO TAQUARI; IURY S. CASTRO, UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO TAQUARI; MAGALI B. DE OLIVEIRA, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO PARÁ; IZABELA F. DE OLIVEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA.
Date Issued:	2025
Citation:	Entomological Communications, v. 7, ec07023, 2025.
Description:	This study reports the occurrence of the spider mite Tetranychus musae Auger, Migeon & Flechtmann, 2008 (Acari: Tetranychidae) on banana (Musa sp.: Musaceae) in Brazil. Specimens were collected from banana leaves grown in an intercropping system with cacao (Theobroma cacao L. - Malvaceae) at an experimental site in the municipality of Moju, Pará State. This represents the first confirmed record of T. musae in Brazil.
Thesagro:	Banana Musa sp Theobroma Cacao Ácaro
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07023
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Nota Técnica/Nota científica (CPATU)