Two-spotted spider mites are infesting drought-stressed soybeans in Indiana. When left untreated, mites can cause severe and irreversible foliar damage to soybean plants. (Purdue Department of ...

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 ...

If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding arachnids hide in plain sight. At first, your plant may look a little “off,” but you ...

Alias: Twospotted spider mite. While there are various species of spider mites out there, the twospotted spider mite is distinguished by the two spots it has, one on each hip. All spider mites are ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, identified two proteins in spider mites, called Tet3 and Tet4, that elicit defense responses in plants. Notably, they found that the expression ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images If your once-vigorous plant is starting to look sickly, spider mites may be the culprits. These tiny, plant-feeding ...