Pest on crop
Two-Spotted Spider Mite on tomato
Tetranychus urticae
Tiny mite that feeds on leaf undersides, causing stippling and webbing during hot dry weather.
- Pest
- Two-Spotted Spider Mite
- Scientific name
- Tetranychus urticae
- Crop
- Tomato
- Total hosts
- 16
Two-Spotted Spider Mite on tomato
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Signs on tomato
- ▸ Yellow stippling on upper leaf surface
- ▸ Fine webbing on leaf undersides
- ▸ Bronzed leaves and reduced vigor in heat
IPM controls
- ✓ Overhead irrigation or strong water spray to dislodge mites
- ✓ Predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilis) for biological control
- ✓ Insecticidal soap or horticultural oil
- ✓ Avoid broad-spectrum insecticides that kill predators
Other crops affected by two-spotted spider mite
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