Includes
Pacific spider mite (Tetranychus pacificus)
Strawberry spider mite (Tetranychus turkestani)
Twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae)
Pest description and crop damage
See:
Common Pests of Vegetable Crops
Biology and life history
See:
Common Pests of Vegetable Crops
Management-chemical control: HOME USE
- azadirachtin (neem oil)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
- bifenthrin (as a mix with zeta-cypermethrin)
- horticultural oil-Some formulations OMRI-listed for organic use.
- insecticidal soap (often as a mix with sulfur)-Some formulations OMRI-listed for organic use.
- plant essential oils-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
- sulfur (often as a mix with pyrethrins)-Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
Management-chemical control: COMMERCIAL USE
- abamectin (Athena) at 0.09 to 0.12 lb ai/a. PHI 21 days. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 7 days. Do not exceed 0.43 lb ai/a per year.
- bifenthrin/zeta-cypermethrin (Hero EW) at 0.1 lb ai/a. PHI 1 day. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 7 days. Do not exceed 0.45 lb/a per season. Leaves cannot be used for food or feed.
- bifenthrin (Brigade WSB) at 0.08 to 0.1 lb ai/a. PHI 1 day. REI 12 hr. Retreatment interval 7 days. Do not exceed 0.4 lb ai/a per year.
- Burkholderia spp. (Venerate XC) at 1 to 4 quarts/a product. PHI 0 days. REI 4 hr. OMRI-listed for organic use.
- Chenopodium ambrosioides (Requiem Prime) at 2 to 4 qt product per acre. PHI 0 day. REI 4 hr.
- insecticidal soap (M-Pede) at 1 to 2% solution. Potassium salts of fatty acids. See label for gal/a. PHI 0 days. REI 12 hr. Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.
- sulfur at 4 lb ai/a. REI 24 hr. Retreat as necessary. Some formulations are OMRI-listed for organic use.