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Exotic
Mite Pest Families
Taxonomy
Mites
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata
Eupodoidea
Penthaleidae - redlegged earth mites, green pea mites, blue oat mites, winter grain mites
Eriophyoidea - gall, big bud, erinose and rust mites
Tetranychoidea - spider mites, false spider mites, peacock mites and their relatives
Tuckerellidae - peacock mites
Linotetranidae - cryptic false spider mites
Tenuipalpidae - false spider mites, flat mites
Tetranychidae, Bryobiinae - clover, brown & legume mites
Tetranychidae, Tetranychinae - the true spider mites
Tarsonemoidea
Tarsonemidae - broad mite, tropical mite, cyclamen mite (also tracheal mites and some pests of mushroom cultures)