Symptoms of damage:
- Affected leaves become reddish brown and bronzy
- Severe infestation larvae silken webbing on the leaves, wither and dry
- Flower and fruit formation affected
- Eggs: Hyaline, globular laid in mass
- Nymphs: Yellowish in colour
- Adult: Red coloured small sized
Management:
- Spray wettable sulphur 50 WP 2g/lit
Source of images:
Image 1: http://www.montpellier.inra.fr/CBGP/spmweb
Image 2: http://www.dnw.boku.ac.at/fileadmin/_/H95/H953/Angewandte_Entomologie/WS11_12/Sch%C3%B6nhuber.pdf
| Infestation on tomato | Red spider mite |