Clover mites, tiny arachnids about the size of the "O" in "In God We Trust," become prevalent in warm, moist spring weather.

There are several pests your plant babies may be at risk of getting, though we usually assume spider mites are the culprit when webbing is present. Spider mites are incredibly tiny, making them ...

The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and ... Female ...

Researchers from Tokyo University of Science, Japan, identified two proteins in spider mites, called Tet3 and Tet4, that elicit defense responses in plants. Notably, they found that the expression ...

"We observed a 40%–50% reduction in spider mites on plants that were regularly sprinkled with small amounts of water ... we have seen great results against black root rot, and we will now ...