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 <img alt="Aceria guerreronis &amp;#8211; Sreerama Kumar Prakya &amp;#8211; 03 May 2018" class="size-medium wp-image-34746 gcloudimg" data-attachment-id="34746" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta='{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"HTC Desire 816G dual sim","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1525346448","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.5","iso":"145","shutter_speed":"0.059995","title":"","orientation":"1"}' data-image-title="Aceria guerreronis – Sreerama Kumar Prakya – 03 May 2018" data-recalc-dims="1" height="297" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/microcosmosdelta.appspot.com/images/transfer_34745/Aceria-guerreronis-Sreerama-Kumar-Prakya-03-May-2018.jpg" width="300"/>
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  The eriophyid mite,
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   Aceria guerreronis
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  , has been a persistent problem on coconuts in India since 1998. It is also viewed as a serious pest in several coconut-growing countries in Africa as well as in Sri Lanka and the Sultanate of Oman. [Three adult mites are prominent in the image]
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The coconut eriophyid mite, Aceria guerreronis, cannot escape the foldscope!

Sreerama Kumar Prakya | Thu, May 03, 2018, 12:55 AM

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