Two-Spotted Spider Mite on Solanaceous Crops
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Two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). Two-spotted spider mites are small and difficult to see without the aid of a magnifying lens. Damage typically appears as a yellow flecking of leaves, which turns to a general browning of the leaves. Careful scouting for two-spotted spider mite is important as they are resistant to many classes of insecticide. Spider mites are more common in hot, dry weather.
Two-spotted spider mite on tomato.
(Photo: UK Vegetable IPM Team)
Two-spotted spider mite tomato leaf damage.
(Photo: UK Vegetable IPM Team)
