SPIDER MITES
Spider mites are more closely related to spiders and are not insects. They have four pairs of legs, no antennae and a single, oval body region. They are very small even at the adult stage being about 1/50 inch long. Like spiders they can produce a web.
Just a few of the types of spider mites are:
Since spider mites mouths are small they attack individual cells of plants and remove the cell's contents making the leaf take on a yellow or bronze color and usually falls off plant. The spider mites that produce webs will cover the foliage with their silk that take on a dirty look. Spider mites are divided into types- warm weather and cool weather active. Warm weather mites are:
Cool weather mites are:
Stages of the spider mite are:
The mites can be detected by shaking plant onto a white sheet of paper and check for mites. Control of spider mites best done with a full stream of water to wash them off the plants. Other control is with predatory mites, lacewings and ladybugs.
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