Eriophyes vitis

{{Short description|Species of mite}}

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| image = Erinose de la vigne, vue de dessous-dessus.jpg

| image_caption = Symptoms on leaves

| genus = Eriophyes

| species = vitis

| authority = (Pagenstecher, 1857)

| synonyms = Colomerus vitis

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File:Eriophyes vitis.jpg

Eriophyes vitis, also known as grape erineum mite or blister mite, is a mite species in the genus Eriophyes infecting grape leaves (Vitis vinifera). E. vitis has spread worldwide and has three distinct strains: a leaf-curling strain, a blister-causing strain, and a strain that stunts the growth of buds.{{Cite journal |last1=Schwartz |first1=A. |last2=Deklerk |first2=C. A. |date=2017-01-01 |title=The Relationship between the Mite, Eriophyes vitis (Pagst.) and Leaf Curl on Vitis vinifera L. cv. Shiraz |url=http://www.journals.ac.za/index.php/sajev/article/view/2362 |journal=South African Journal of Enology & Viticulture |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=67–68 |doi=10.21548/5-2-2362 |via=BASE|doi-access=free }} It is a vector of grapevine pinot gris virus and grapevine inner necrosis virus.{{Cite journal |last1=Valenzano |first1=Domenico |last2=Tumminello |first2=Maria Teresa |last3=Gualandri |first3=Valeria |last4=de Lillo |first4=Enrico |date=January 17, 2020 |title=Morphological and molecular characterization of the Colomerus vitis erineum strain (Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) from grapevine erinea and buds |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31953632/ |journal=Experimental & Applied Acarology |volume=80 |issue=2 |pages=183–201 |doi=10.1007/s10493-020-00470-w |issn=1572-9702 |pmid=31953632|s2cid=210670936 }}

This species is associated with the mite Tydeus eriophyes on grapevines in the vicinity of Grabouw, South Africa.