On a warm, dry summer day, some of my plants’ leaves had a sprinkling of light dots. Some were turning an unhealthy, ugly bronze color. The underside of the leaves revealed webbing, indicating that ...

Spider mites don’t make noise, they don’t wave a warning flag, and they can devastate your garden before anyone realizes what’s happening. These pint-sized pests are relentless, and their appetite for ...

No larger than a grain of sand, spider mites have eight legs and needle-like mouthparts used to pierce leaves of host plants and suck out their fluids. Unfortunately for home gardeners and commercial ...

Spider mites, broad mites and russet mites rank among the most destructive pests in horticultural and field crops worldwide, causing leaf discolouration, reduced photosynthetic capacity and ...

The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and requires ...

Spider mites remain a consistent challenge for California tree fruit and tree nut growers, often flaring up as temperatures ...