The dark-red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher (Acari: Tetranychidae): A new pest in Serbian acarofauna

The dark-red spider mite, Tetranychus ludeni Zacher (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a highly polyphagous species and an important pest of economic plants belonging to the families Cucurbitaceae, Malvaceae, Fabaceae Solanaceae, growing in tropical subtropical regions. In Western Palaearctic, its distribution reports have recently come mostly from Mediterranean Basin, i.e. Portugal, Spain, Italy Israel. survey conducted Serbia 2019-2021 (comprising 159 sampling locations), T. was found at 89 locations on 27 plant Rosaceae (8), Solanaceae (6), Cucurbitaceae (4), (2), Amaranthaceae Asteraceae Apiaceae (1), Convolvulaceae (1) Poaceae (1). mite mixed populations with other mites (mostly urticae turkestani) around half locations. Heavy infestation visible symptoms injury were observed several Three species, plum (Prunus domestica), blackthorn spinosa) crab apple (Malus sylvestris) new hosts. Serbian records situated latitudes between 42?N 46?N northernmost this Palaearctic.