ABSTRACT
The Eriophyoidea is a superfamily consisting of three families of mites that contain species of agricultural importance (Baker et al. 1996). Excellent review articles on the Eriophyoidea, published in 2010 in the journal Experimental and Applied Acarology (see References), updated information provided earlier in the book Eriophyoid Mites: Their Biology, Natural Enemies, and Control, edited by Lindquist et al. (1996). A great deal of detailed information is available in these references on the morphology, taxonomy, biology, ecology, behavior, rearing methods, sampling methods, and control of these mites. Eriophyoid mites are considered to be second in importance as agricultural pests after the Tetranychidae.
