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Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. [1] They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants , where they may spin protective silk webs , and can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed. [ 2 ]
The mites are found in many areas worldwide and are major greenhouse pests. P. latus infestation can typically cause stunting and twisting of the leaves and flowers, blackening, and death of new growth. The damage resembles that caused by auxin herbicides, which are thought to be a result of toxins produced in their salivary glands. [2]
Tetranychus urticae (common names include red spider mite and two-spotted spider mite) is a species of plant-feeding mite generally considered to be a pest. It is the most widely known member of the family Tetranychidae or spider mites. Its genome was fully sequenced in 2011, and was the first genome sequence from any chelicerate.
Spider mites feed on hundreds of different plants, including vegetables, fruits, flowers, shrubs, trees, and houseplants. As the name indicates, they’re related to spiders and have eight legs ...
Chiggers, a type of small mite, typically leave clusters of bites. If you have chigger bites , they'll be small, red and likely quite itchy. Chigger bites may also look like tiny blisters or ...
Oligonychus milleri (pine spider mite), [5] known from many species of pine [11] Oligonychus oryzae (paddy leaf mite, rice leaf mite), a pest of rice [12] Oligonychus palus, banana [13] Oligonychus perditus, a pest of ornamental conifers, such as juniper bonsai [14] Oligonychus perseae (persea mite), a top pest of avocado in California, also on ...
Many species are notorious pests on plants. Well-known examples of prostigmatan plant parasites are species of the gall mites (Eriophyidae, e.g. the redberry mite Acalitus essigi), Tarsonemidae (e.g. the cyclamen mite, Steneotarsonemus pallidus), and the spider mites of the Tetranychidae (e.g. the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae).
Tetranychus lintearius is a species of spider mite known as the gorse spider mite. It is used as an agent of biological pest control on common gorse, a noxious weed in some countries. The adult mite is half a millimeter long and bright red. It lives in colonies in a shelter of spun silk spanning many branch tips.