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Ailanthus Leafcurl Mite
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Ailanthus Leafcurl Mite

Aculops ailanthii

Aculops ailanthii, the Ailanthus leafcurl mite, is a species of Eriophyid mite that infects trees-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Very little is known about this species. A. ailanthii has been proposed as a potential biocontrol alongside Ailanthus webworms and Mimosa wilt (Fusarium oxysporum) in North America, where Ailanthus is a severe invasive.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 931582.