Control Methods for the Azalea Spider Mite
Distribution and damage: it has occurred in Japan, South Korea, the United States and other countries. It damages azaleas, camellias, tea plants and others. Morphological features: female mite: reddish-brown, body length about 0.14 mm. Male mite: body length about 0.33 mm. This mite damages azaleas mostly from May to July and from October to December, when the damage is severe; it can suck sap on both the upper and lower surfaces of leaves, and in severe cases the leaves lose their green color and turn yellow-green.
Distribution and damage: it has occurred in Japan, South Korea, the United States and other countries. It damages azaleas, camellias, tea plants and others.
Morphological features
Female mite: reddish-brown, body length about 0.14 mm.
Male mite: body length about 0.33 mm. This mite damages azaleas mostly from May to July and from October to December, when the damage is severe; it can suck sap on both the upper and lower surfaces of leaves, and in severe cases the leaves lose their green color and turn yellow-green.