The Red Spider Mite is a predatory mite found in dry environments, generally considered a pest. It has about 60 different common names, including Two-spotted Mite.
Belongs to the arachnidfamily and is closely related to spiders. The most notable spider mite is the red spider mite, which can be seen in greenhouses and temperate zones spinning a fine web under leaves. The red spider mite poses a threat to host plants, especially tomato plants by laying eggs on it and sucking sap from their leaves cell by cell, which could spread viruses.
Spider mites are less than 1 millimeter in size and vary in colors, but the easiest to spot is as mentioned before the red spider mite.
During the summer the red spider mite has a greenish brown appearance with to darker spots, but as winter approaches it will gain a strong red color.
Spidermites (Family: Tetranychidae) are classed as a type of arachnid, relatives of insects that also includes spiders, ticks, daddy-longlegs and scorpions.
Spidermites develop from eggs, which usually are laid near the veins of leaves during the growing season.
Most spidermite eggs are round and extremely large in proportion to the size of the mother.
The spidermites, also called webspinning mites, are the most common mite pests and among the most ubiquitous of all pests in the garden and farm.
Spidermites live in colonies, mostly on the under surface of leaves; a single colony may contain hundreds of individuals.
Spidermites are generally favored by hot, dusty conditions and are usually found first on trees or plants adjacent to dusty roadways or at margins of gardens.
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