Electron micrograph of wheat curl mites (Aceria tosichella) on a wheat leaf
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Family:
Eriophyidae
Genus:
Aceria
Species:
A. tosichella
Binomial name
Aceria tosichella
Keifer, 1969
Aceria tosichella, commonly known as the wheat curl mite (WCM),[1][2] is a global cereal pest[3] and a vector for spreading and transmission of viruses like wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV)[4][5] and wheat mosaic virus (WMoV)[6][7]
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