TY - JOUR N2 - Pest mites of the family Tetranychidae are commonly reported in several legumes. However, reports of their occurrence in lima beans are insipient, especially in Brazil. The objective of this research was to record the occurrence of mites in lima bean plants and to describe their damage in this Fabaceae. Tetranychus neocaledonicus André and Mononychellus planki McGregor were found in lima bean plants, Phaseolus lunatus (Fabaceae or Leguminosae). The lima bean plants, when infested by these mites, initially exhibit small whitish spots in the leaflets, which with increasing population density rapidly evolve into chlorotic patches, followed by silvering, and may dry out and fall due to their overfeeding. The extent of the damage caused to lima bean plants and the adaptability of the mite to warm and dry conditions indicate that T. neocaledonicus has greater potential as a lima bean pest than M. planki in northeastern Brazil. This is the first record of these mites associated with P. lunatus. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/113258/PDF/14_RC3_JPPR_59_3_305_Neto.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/113258 PY - 2019 IS - No 3 EP - 422 DO - 10.24425/jppr.2019.129752 KW - Tetranychidae KW - pest mites KW - legumes A1 - Neto, Antonio Vieira Gomes A1 - Silva, Paulo Roberto Ramalho A1 - Silva, Jayara Dayany Costa A1 - dos Santos, Mayara Fernandes A1 - da Silva Melo, José Wagner A1 - de França, Solange Maria PB - Committee of Plant Protection PAS PB - Institute of Plant Protection – National Research Institute VL - vol. 59 DA - 2019.10.15 T1 - First record of mites associated with lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.) SP - 418 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/113258 T2 - Journal of Plant Protection Research ER -