Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Oziella yuccae

Oziella yuccae (Keifer, 1954)

on Yucca

parasite

Mites free on the leaves. As a result of mite infestation the upper
surface of leaves exhibits pale white fluffy patterns that later turn brown

host plants

Asparagaceae, monophagous

Yucca gigantea, glauca, gloriosa.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

synonyms

Phytocoptella, Phytoptus, yuccae.

references

Anagnou–Veroniki, Papaioannou–Souliotis, Karanstasi & Giannopolitis (2008a), Ripka (2007a), Xue, Sadeghi & Hong (2009a).

Last modified 26.v.2020