They have piercing-sucking mouthparts, known as chelicerae, which they use to feed on plants. Adult TSSM also have two large dark colored spots on the sides of their bodies hence their common name.

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urticae. According to this initial screening, they identified two new tetranins—Tet3 and Tet4—that appear to reduce the reproduction of spider mites on the plants. After a series of ...