Department of Entomology, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396 450 (Gujarat), India
Online published on 10 April, 2018.
The tenupulpid mite remained active round the year on dendrobium orchid under polyhouse with peak activities during last week of September (41st SMW). During the activities of tenupulpid mite, Tenupalpus sp. on dendrobium orchid, the temperature and relative humidity of the polyhouse ranged between 24.35 to 26.48°C and 51.55 to 54.58% and had negative non-significant correlation with the mite incidence.
Dendrobium orchid, Polyhouse, Tenupalpus pacificus.