Thursday 5 August 2010

Red spider mite

The red fruit tree spider mite may be small but it is still certainly a pest!
These little red mites have piercing mouth parts that suck the goodness from leaves from the underneath. Red spider mites are prevellant in our growing tunnels at this time of year so we use biological control methods. Specifically a predator of the red spider mite called Phytoseiulus persimilis.

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