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Objectives: To generate information on a new host of the Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) mite, and to know the damage caused to the Apaxtleco chili (Capsicum annuum L.) crop in the northern region of the state of Guerrero.
Design / methodology: The identification of the mite was carried out by means of taxonomic keys and the damages caused in vegetative shoots, mature leaves and flower shoots were described.
Results: The P. latus mite was identified causing significant damage to the Aplaxtleco chili crop grown in the greenhouse in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, and the first report of this mite in the greenhouse-grown Aplaxtleco chilli crop in the state is released. from Guerrero, Mexico.
Findings / conclusions. The cultivation of Aplaxtleco chili is a characteristic crop of the municipality of Aplaxtla, in the North zone and from which economic income is obtained, for this reason knowing the identity of the P. latus mite in the cultivation of Aplaxtleco chili will help to propose effective control methods for higher performance.
