| abstract | A new eriophyoid species is described and illustrated. Aceria salsolae n. sp. was observed on Salsola kali L. and S. australis Brown (Centrospermae Chenopodiaceae) in Turkey, Greece and Uzbekistan. Although the mite does not form galls, the infested plants were stunted, deformed, less spiny, and their vigor was impacted. Host specificity tests, carried out in Turkey, indicate that this species is a promising candidate for the biological control of S. australis in the USA.
A. tamaricis (Trotter) has been also found on Tamarix smirnensis Bunge in Turkey. |