Data from: Comparison of the performance of an eriophyid mite, Aceria salsolae, on nontarget plants in the laboratory and in the field

These data measure changes in population size of the eriophyid mite, Aceria salsolae, on target and nontarget plants in the laboratory and field experiments to help assess host plant specificity and suitability as a biological control agent of Russian thistle, Salsola tragus.

• Resource Title: Aceria salsolae elapsed time data.

  File Name: Acsa_Elapsed_Time.csv

  Resource Description: Number of live mites on target and nontarget plant species in containment laboratory after 3, 5 and 7 weeks for Fig. 2 in Marini et al. (2020).

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• Resource Title: Live Aceria salsolae on target and nontarget test plants after 5 weeks in a containment laboratory.

  File Name: Acsa_Host_Plant_Specificity.csv

  Resource Description: Mites were put on small plants to determine if the mites could survive and/or multiply on nontarget species, data for Fig. 3 in Marini et al. (2020).

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• Resource Title: Aceria salsolae recovered from plants in field experiment, data for Table 2.

  File Name: Acsa_Field_Table2.csv

  Resource Description: Test plants were inoculated with mites in a field garden experiment near Rome, Italy; data for Table 2 in Marini et al. (2020).

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• Resource Title: Effect of Aceria salsolae on size of nontarget plants, Table 4.

  File Name: Acsa_Field_Table4.csv

  Resource Description: Comparison of measurements of inoculated and uninoculated nontarget plants in a field garden near Rome, Italy, data for Table 4 in Marini et al. (2020).

  Resource Software Recommended: Microsoft Excel,url: http://www.microsoft.com