Twospotted spider mites are a tiny pest that can cause big damage to strawberry plants. Farmers may combat them by using pesticides, but twospotted spider mites often develop resistance to poison.

Boosting predatory mite establishment and improving biocontrol performance, Belgium-based Biobest has expanded its range of alternative food sources with Feedamite. As a non-pollen alternative to ...

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 ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Two pests have been destroying Florida strawberry crops, but new research could bring farmers some help. Two-spotted spider mites and chili thrips are attacking the crops and ...

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 ...

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 ...