Question: We always have spider mites on our flowering garden phlox and a few other perennials in the summer. The leaves look speckled with tiny pin-pricks of white, and we can see their webs on the ...

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ...

Twospotted spider mites are a tiny pest that can cause big damage to strawberry plants. Farmers may combat them by using pesticides, but twospotted spider mites often develop resistance to poison.

When most cannabis growers hear the word mites, they cringe at the thought of the notorious spider mite munching away on their beloved plants. Many people deal with spider mite infestations by ...

The William & Mary greenhouse has started a new program to limit the use of chemicals by relying on predatory insects for pest control. It’s the biological equivalent of fighting fire with fire ⁠— and ...

Many animal species add their eggs to the brood of other species to benefit from the latter’s brood care. This is called brood parasitism. Researchers recently studied brood parasitism in two ...

Q: For the last few years, I have been having problems with spider mites on my tomato plants. I’ve tried hosing off the plants in the morning, but I think this has been causing blossom end rot on the ...

Diatomaceous earth can kill spider mites by drying them out, but it only works on areas they touch, like soil—not the leaf undersides where they usually hide. To improve effectiveness, mix ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

The control of spider mites, which damage tree leaves, reduce fruit quality and cost growers millions of dollars in the use of pesticide and oil spraying, is being biologically controlled in ...