(Acari: Eriophyidae)
Issue No. 349
H.A. Denmark, H.H. Keifer
December, 1991
Revised Ent. Circ. No. 166 (April 1976)
Introduction
Cook (1909) originally described Eriophyes lantanae soley on the basis of the host and injury from a Cuban plant specimen of Lantana camara L. The mite causes large galls (Fig. 1) which consist of a mass of very small green leaves, distorted flower buds and flowers. It is used as a biological control agent where Lantana spp. are considered pests rather than ornamental plants.