A robust IPM program that combines multiple mite controls can help keep twospotted spider mite populations in check.

A. Alberta spruce is a magnet for red spider mites. Symptoms of injury include flecking, bronzing and scorching of leaves. Injury can lead to leaf loss and even plant death. Natural enemies include ...

One quite common houseplant pest that I just noticed on those lovely variegated ivies I'm overwintering is the spider mite. Mites have four pairs of legs so they're not true insects, but are placed in ...

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ...

Tomatoes, peppers, peaches, cucumbers and nectarines can all be affected, as can many ornamentals. Usually the offenders are not red and not spiders. You may see tiny, light yellowy-green mites on the ...

Q: I have a bougainvillea that’s been growing in my big south-facing window for 45 years. Occasionally, it gets aphids and more recently red spider mites. Though I have used a systemic on occasion, my ...

Pests like aphids and spider mites can quickly ruin a garden, but early detection makes them easier to manage. LSU Ag ...

AFTER a long series of experiments in attempting to control red spider in cucumber houses by fumigation, it has been found possible to utilise the vapours of naphthalene for the purpose. Red spider is ...

AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has a list of do’s and don’ts when it comes to spider mite treatment on corn, according to Dr. Ed Bynum, AgriLife Extension entomologist in Amarillo ...