Raoiella indica Hirst (Tenuipalpidae) is an obligate phytophagous mite that has rapidly colonized wide areas of tropical America and causes severe injuries, mainly to plants in the families Arecaceae, Heliconiaceae, Zingiberaceae and Musaceae. This study evaluates biological attributes of the species that could explain its potential as invasive pest, its capacity to survive when deprived of food and its dispersal mechanisms, including passive displacement by wind and possible phoretic association with insects. This mite has a higher resistance to starvation than other phytophagous mites, with a maximum 12 days for adult females. Its main dispersal is by wind, even at low velocities. Phoresy on insects was not observed.

印第安小黑麦草隐孢子虫（Tenuipalpidae）是专性植食性螨，已迅速定居在热带美洲的大部分地区，并造成严重伤害，主要是对槟榔科，Heliconiaceae，Zingiberaceae和Musaceae的植物造成伤害。这项研究评估了该物种的生物学特性，可以解释其作为入侵性有害生物的潜力，缺乏食物时的生存能力以及其传播机制，包括风的被动迁移以及与昆虫的隐喻联系。这种螨虫比其他植食性螨虫对饥饿的抵抗力更高，成年雌性最多有12天。即使在低速下，它的主要散布也是通过风。未观察到昆虫上的发臭。