FBIP: Arachnid biodiversity of the Tshivhase and Makumbani Tea Plantations, Limpopo Province

According to the records of the NCA, mites and spiders on tea plantations in South Africa have not yet been studied. The broader purpose of the proposed research is to use both morphology and molecular genetics to evaluate the diversity, taxonomy, biology and ecology, symptoms and impacts of this economically important group of arthropods.