Red spider mites are a common sight in UK gardens and greenhouses. They begin feeding and laying eggs when the temperature rises in spring, before reproducing at a rapid rate once the hot air arrives ...

Colombian farmer Jairo Morales is worried. His coffee trees are speckled with crimson as tiny red spider mites attack his plantation, posing a threat not only to his livelihood but also to output in ...

Q: I have a bougainvillea that’s been growing in my big south-facing window for 45 years. Occasionally, it gets aphids and more recently red spider mites. Though I have used a systemic on occasion, my ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. Something is happening to my tomato plants. The foliage looks unhealthy, and I ...

Red spider mites attack plants when the weather is hot and dry, as is the current climate. As such, farmers been forced to stop picking tea leaves from afflicted areas. So, experts fear that if there ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Mites are eight-legged arthropods who pierce plant cells to feed on them. Plants that are attacked by mites lose their green color and appear somewhat bronzed. Spider mites ...

The red mite explained Red mite live alongside many types of birds, but it is the concentration of hens or broiler breeders on a farm that allows their numbers to grow to the extent that they become a ...