Feedamite provides alternative food source to establish and sustain predatory mites, improving biological control when prey ...

One quite common houseplant pest that I just noticed on those lovely variegated ivies I'm overwintering is the spider mite. Mites have four pairs of legs so they're not true insects, but are placed in ...

The coconut mite (Aceria guerreronis) represents a formidable challenge to coconut production worldwide. This minute pest exploits the microhabitats afforded by coconut bracts, rendering conventional ...

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 ...

Sabrina Rondeau received funding from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), the Eastern Apicultural Society (EAS), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ...

Q: My Italian cypress had spider mites, so I sprayed the trees with an insecticide about six weeks ago. Nearby Italian cypress trees are also full of spider mites. I was going to spray them with an ...

Clover mites (Bryobia praetiosa) are admittedly tiny and may be easy to miss on their own, but they arrive in large numbers and with the potential to cause problems for your plants and headaches ...

Biological control of pests, weeds, plants and animals gives “the best hope to providing lasting, environmentally sound and socially acceptable pest management,” according to a new book. Biological ...

I never paid much attention to the humidity in my Silicon Valley house, but my allergist, who is treating me for a dust mite allergy, suggested using dehumidifiers in my bedroom and home office to ...