Red palm mite (Raoiella indica) feeding on a palm leaf,coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). This is the head of the mite. The white structures are sensory hairs. The stylet (feeding part,yellow) is seen digging into a stoma on the palm leaf at lower right. A stoma is an opening through which a leaf breathes and transpires (releases water vapour). In this species of mite,the stylets dig deeper into the leaf and cause more damage. This mite is an arachnid pest that infests a range of palms,including banana and coconut palms. It is an invasive species in the Caribbean,and is also spreading through the southern USA | |
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