Final diagnosis


Aculops lycopersici

Several leaflets of this plant are locally chlorotic and dull. <i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
Leaflets dry out. <i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
The bronze tint gradually spreads to the blade which ends up gradually drying out. <b> <i> Aculops lycopsersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
This large leaflet has taken on a more or less bronze tint locally. <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
The underside of the leaf blade shows the same bronze tint. <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
In addition to the leaflets, the stem also takes on that bronze tint characteristic of Bronzed Acariosis. <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
This portion of the stem is completely tan, a shade that characterizes an attack of <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
Shaft tanned superficially. <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
Fruit damage caused by <b> <i> Aculops lycopersici </i> </b>. They become corky and cracked. <b> Bronzed mite </b> (tomato russet mite)
This green fruit is locally suberized on the surface and cracked. <i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> (bronzed mite, tomato russet moth) on fruit.
<i><b>Aculops lycopersici</b></i> (tomato russet mite)
This severely affected green fruit is entirely suberized and cracked on the surface; tinted bronze betrays an attack of bronzed acariosis. <i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> (tomato russet mite)
This rotating fruit, pinkish in color and dull, is covered with superficial cracks. <i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> (bronzed mite, tomato russet mite)
<i> <b> Aculops lycopersici </b> </i> is a tiny mite 0.12 to 0.15 mm long, straw yellow in color and shiny) (bronzed mite - tomato russet mite)