Erinose

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Scientific name: Aceria sp.

 

Excessive hairiness caused  by  Aceria sp. (N. Smit).

Diagnostic summary

  • What you see on plants

-vines and leaves become excessively hairy, beginning at the shoot tip.

  • Reported only from East Africa and United States.

  • More prevalent at lower altitude where the climate is hot and dry.

Taxonomy 

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Symptoms

Biology and ecology

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