Aculops lycopersici

Basic information
Scientific name	Aculops lycopersici	Click to magnify
Common names	Tomato russet mite
Higher taxon	Eriophydae, Prostigmata, Aracnida, Arthropoda
Natural range	Subtropical regions of the world.
Habitat	Prefer to warm and dry habitat. Usually emerges in greenhouse.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Okinawa, Aichi, Shizuoka, Saitama, Kanagawa, Tokyo, Tochigi, Gumma, Yamanashi, and Niigata Prefs.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	1986 (0kinawa), 1991 (Aichi), 1992 (Shizuoka), 1994 (Saitama and Kanagawa), 1995 (Tokyo and Tochigi), 1996 (Gumma), 1999 (Yamanashi and Niigata).
Route	Accidental: Hitchhiking on Solanaceae plants, especially tomato.
Impact	Damage on agriculture. Parasite leaf of Polanaceae plants, especially tomato. Native organism(s) affected: Polanaceae crops, especially tomato.
Regulation in Japan	Eriophyidae is designated as a Quarantine Pest
Introduced range in other countries	Unknown.

Reference	Notes
Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn) Encyclopedia of Life (Accessed on 2011-1-06) http://www.eol.org/ Plant Protection Station (2011) The Plant Protection Act. Quarantine Pest List. (Accessed on 2012-5-16) http://www.pps.go.jp/law_active/Notification/basis/5/245/html/245.html (in Jpn) etc.	100 of the Japan’s Worst Invasive Alien Species