Pacific spider mite
Identification tip: Twospotted and Pacific spider mites are not
easily distinguishable. Both have two black spots on their green and
yellow bodies.
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Twospotted spider mite
Identification tip: Twospotted and Pacific spider mites are
not easily distinguishable. Both have two black spots on their green
and yellow bodies.
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Pacific spider mite
During
the season the color ranges from yellow to green to black depending
on age and host food. All have dark spots.
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Overwintering
female spider mite:
In the fall females turn red-orange before overwintering.
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Spider mite eggs
Identification tip: Eggs are minute, round and translucent, with color
ranging from a light tan tone to light yellow. They are laid on
leaf surfaces.
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Leaf stippling damage caused by spider mites
Identification tip: Feeding by webspinning spider mites appears as
a yellow stippling or spotting of tiny areas on the leaf surface,
that give it a "sanded" worn appearance.
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