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Contents tagged with mites
24 February 2023
Learn how to combine monitoring practices, cultural control, biological control and the use of plant protection products into an effective integrated pest management programme for mite control.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the various tyrophagus mites and their impact on ornamental crops.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the tarsonemid mites of significance on ornamentals, including the broad mite, bulb scale mite and cyclamen mite.
10 August 2021
Learn more about the eriophyid mites which impact ornamentals, including their recognition and feeding symptoms on host plants.
19 April 2022
Learn more about the most common pest species of spider mite: two-spotted spider mite, bryobia mites, carmine spider mite, citrus red mite, conifer spinning mite, fruit tree red spider mite.
26 August 2021
Follow the guidance in these pages for effective management of mites in the production of hardy nursery stock, bedding plants and pot plants.
13 August 2021
Management of thrips on protected ornamentals is best achieved using an integrated control strategy.
1 July 2021
Selection and use of biological control agents in the production of ornamental crops – mites and thrips AHDB webinar looking at: advice for growers from an entomologist on what to use to manage mites and thrips, and hints and tips from a grower who has put IPM into practice using biological control agents
24 February 2023
Protected ornamental plants are susceptible to a number of mite species which produce a range of different damage symptoms. This factsheet covers the biology, recognition and control of these mite pests.
9 December 2021
These translated practical guides from PCS, Belgium cover a wide range of topics including integrated plant management, lighting crops, cost price calculation and profitability, fertiliser use in ornamental crops etc.
8 December 2022
Learn more about the damage caused by strawberry tarsonemid mite
8 December 2022
Learn about chemical control options for tarsonemid mite