The Eriophyidae is the largest family in the Eriophyoidea, consisting of over 3790 extant species. Eriophyid mites (Eriophyidae) are strictly phytophagous and are concentrated in Europe, Eastern Asia, Southeast Asia, Western and Eastern North America, Southern India, and New Zealand. (Hao KX, Lotfollahi P, Xue XF. Three New Eriophyid Mite Species from China (Acari: Eriophyidae). Insects. 2023 Feb 5;14(2):159. doi: 10.3390/insects14020159. PMID: 36835728; PMCID: PMC9967555.)
An approach to managing agroecosystems for improved and sustained productivity, increased profits and food security, while preserving and enhancing the resource base and the environment. Conservation agriculture is characterized by three principles: continuous minimum mechanical soil disturbance, permanent organic soil cover and diversification of crop species grown in sequences or associations. (FAO. 2022. The State of the World’s Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture – Systems at breaking point. Main report. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb9910en)
