Ladybugs, though popular, were surprising underachievers in pear orchards. Of the 38 collected, only 17% had spider mite DNA ...

Spider mites can also cover plants in webbing which the mites use to travel around the plants and to protect eggs from predators and from drying out. While this webbing will not cause physical damage, ...

As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.

Spider mites feed on hundreds of different plants ... Outdoors, they have many natural predators, such as lady beetles and ...