Tags: Arachnid.
Aceria malherbae is a species of gall mite known as the bindweed gall mite. It is used as an agent of biological pest control on invasive species of bindweed particularly field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). This mite is native to central and southern Europe and northern Africa. It was imported from Greece and released in the US state of Texas in 1989. It is now established in Texas and surrounding states where it has been known to reduce the density of invasive field bindweed.