spider mite
Tiny leaf sucker
Spider mites are tiny arachnids that feed on plant sap, often becoming serious agricultural and garden pests.
They're barely visible to the naked eye but cause distinctive damage—stippled, yellowing leaves and fine webbing on undersides.
The tomatoes were infested with spider mites.
A single plant can harbor thousands.
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- plant damageHarm to vegetation
- webbingTough woven strap material
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
chlorosis · garden pest · vegetable pest · agricultural pest · economic damage
Possessing four pairs of limbs
- arachnidEight-legged wingless arthropod
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- styletSlender pointed instrument
- eggReproductive cell in shell
larva · nymph · adult · lifecycle · parthenogenesis · diapause · colony · host plant
Sudden eruption of trouble
- population explosionRapid growth in inhabitants
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- webbingTough woven strap material
- defoliationLoss of foliage
spread · dispersal · ballooning · overwintering · hot spot · establishment · invasion · buildup
Agent destroying tiny arachnids
- neem oilPlant-based pesticide extract
- insecticidal soapSoap that kills bugs
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
pyrethrin · water spray · quarantine · eradication · scouting · monitoring · threshold · rotation
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- plant damageHarm to vegetation
- webbingTough woven strap material
stippling · chlorosis · garden pest · vegetable pest · agricultural pest · economic damage
eight-legged
Possessing four pairs of limbs
- arachnidEight-legged wingless arthropod
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- styletSlender pointed instrument
egg · larva · nymph · adult · lifecycle · parthenogenesis · diapause · colony · host plant · cell damage
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- population explosionRapid growth in inhabitants
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- webbingTough woven strap material
defoliation · spread · dispersal · ballooning · overwintering · hot spot · establishment · invasion · buildup · decline
miticide
Agent destroying tiny arachnids
- neem oilPlant-based pesticide extract
- insecticidal soapSoap that kills bugs
- biological controlPest suppression via natural enemies
spraying · pyrethrin · water spray · quarantine · eradication · scouting · monitoring · threshold · rotation · spot treatment
spider miteladybug
Spotted red beetle
lacewing · beneficial insect · natural enemy · pollinator · honeybee