To differentiate drought stress from spider mite damage, you should feel the texture of bronzing foliage. As they grow out of their larvae and nymph stage, spider mites cast off their skins ...

However, there's another similar-looking bug that could be at fault for hurting your houseplants: clover mites. Any type of mite crawling around on your plants is a sign of trouble. Both spider ...

Female spider mites begin laying eggs in the early spring. The eggs are spherical and slightly opaque, normally in a loose cluster with other eggs, and close to or on webbing. Eggs hatch into ...

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