One broad-spectrum insecticide, carbaryl, has been shown to stimulate spider mite reproduction in the lab. Other organophosphates and some pyrethroids can cause spider mite outbreaks, especially ...

With an arsenal of mites at your disposal, you can fend off spider mites, thrips, broad mites, whiteflies, fungus gnats and more—whether you’re growing indoors, outdoors or greenhouse ...

Journal Reference: Zhang et al. Whiteflies interfere with indirect plant defense against spider mites in Lima bean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907890106 ...

These mites are invisible to the human eye. Broad mites are oval in shape and can be translucent to pale brown or yellow. Broad mite populations vary depending on food, weather and light.

The results, published in Biological Control, showed that whiteflies initially died off at about the same rate in areas treated with both the whitefly-specific and the broad-spectrum insecticides.

"Spider mites are the most common, but cyclamen and broad mites are occasional pests of houseplants—these are tiny and do not form webs like the spider mites," says Meyers.

Because broad mites are considerably smaller than spider mites and cannot be seen with the naked eye, their damage is usually mistaken, at least initially, for some other type of problem, such as ...

Homes & Gardens Book review: ‘The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook’ targets mites, thrips and whiteflies Updated: Aug. 13, 2021, 4:27 p.m. | Published: Aug. 13 ...