Symptom of damage

• Red spider mite suck the sap from cells of leaves – causing white specks.
• In heavy infestation webbing on the plants.
• This is a serious pest on orchids during warm and dry season.

Management

• The predatory phytoseiid mites, Amblyseius sp. and Phytoseiulus persimilis are found to feed on spider mite.
• Spray dicofol 18.5 EC or dimethoate 30 EC or methyl demeton 25 EC @ 2 ml/l of water.