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Tetranychidae collected during a demo in the mite course on gathering live material from plants. This was part of me testing how well I could use a high magnification macro as a field stereo scope replacement.

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A highly detailed macrophotograph of a red spider mite (family Tetranychidae) on the surface of a green leaf. The mite has a rounded, deep red body with scattered fine white hairs and eight pale yellow legs. Its semi-translucent legs are splayed outward, and its body is arched slightly, suggesting movement. The leaf surface is textured and densely covered in plant cells, appearing as a rich green mosaic that provides scale and contrast. This individual was collected during a live demonstration in a mite identification course focused on gathering plant-associated material. These mites are often pests and can cause serious damage to crops and greenhouse plants through feeding and webbing.
May 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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This is how spider mites mate! The male is usually smaller and more elongated than the female. This allows the male to fold its whole idiosoma in half in order to reach its aedeagus to the females genital orifice.

#acarology #tetranychidae #tetranychusurticae #spidermite #entomology
December 16, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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A red spider mite (family Tetranychidae) on white crustose lichens. I don’t enough about mites to ID it in detail, but those translucent legs are beautiful. Sugadaira Kogen, Ueda, Nagano
赤いハダニと白い地衣類。日の丸的構図。長野県上田市菅平高原
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Bright red mite with oval body and eight translucent legs. Background is white powdery lichen.
August 31, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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Tetranychidae mite on butterfly bush. The trichomes make it look like they’re just floating. The eggs are massive, just glowing yellow orbs hanging in the webbing and trichomes. This is how I spend my afternoons instead of doom scrolling.
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A profile view of the same mite or another individual of similar size and color, walking slowly over the surface of the leaf. The plant's pale trichomes and silk strands form a white mat, giving the illusion that the mite is floating. Its legs are lifted, showing fine articulation. A green ridge of the leaf is visible along the right edge, covered in textured plant hairs. A single Tetranychidae mite sits facing forward on the surface of a butterfly bush leaf. The mite is amber-colored and semi-translucent, with small black markings and sparse hairs. It appears to hover above the leaf thanks to the dense layer of white trichomes and fine silk webbing that fill the scene. The background is softly blurred, emphasizing the mite’s rounded body and fine legs. Multiple Tetranychidae mites walk or rest among dense white trichomes and tangled webbing. Near one of the mites are several large, orange, spherical eggs, surprisingly large in proportion to the mites themselves. The eggs appear suspended in the webbing, slightly glowing against the pale backdrop. The web and trichomes blend together, creating a floating, otherworldly environment.
June 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species.

Spider mites generally live on the undersides of leaves of plants, where they may spin protective silk webs, and can cause damage by puncturing the plant cells to feed.

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September 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Le tétranyque tisserand porte bien des noms vernaculaires : tétranyque commun, araignée rouge des serres ou du cotonnier, acarien jaune tisserand… Comme ce dernier nom le suggère il s’agit bien d’un acarien*, de la famille des Tétranychidae.
October 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Look as a Tetranychidae something but they are very small, 1/2 cm at most.
January 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🐛 🌱👩‍🎓 The ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity is offering 10 PhD projects with a $40,000 scholarship, industry placements & training, covering topics like pest management of exotic moth borers, fall armyworm biocontrol & identifying Tetranychidae eggs. For details:
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January 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Our paper is out! Trade‐offs in thermal response: Schizotetranychus brevisetosus winter eggs outperform summer eggs at low temperatures - Yamawaki - Physiological Entomology - Wiley Online Library resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Trade‐offs in thermal response: Schizotetranychus brevisetosus winter eggs outperform summer eggs at low temperatures
We investigated maternal effects in Schizotetranychus brevisetosus (Tetranychidae), where females oviposit summer and winter eggs in response to photoperiod on evergreen hosts. Developmental rates o...
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March 2, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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New research in #RESInsectMolecBio: Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in #larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri

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Graphical abstract of: Expression and functional analysis of adipokinetic hormone reveal its different roles in larval development and female fecundity in Panonychus citri (McGregor) (Acari: Tetranychidae)
March 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Mites of the genus Bryobia (Acari, Tetranychidae): taxonomic notes on some species and a diagnostic key to the world species https://www.gbif.org/dataset/8a2394dd-32a1-4e96-aebe-74127cc1f8c6
May 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
rosariolebronentomology.com
Trying to ID some Oribatids I found crawling out of mulch, I think these might be #Liacaridae. To give a sense of scale, I put one next to a grain of rice. These critters are as important as earthworms in soils and found across the globe.

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A macro photo of a reddish-brown oribatid mite on a pale, fibrous surface, likely a leaf. The mite has a rounded, shiny body and visible legs, appearing mid-movement. In the background, a single translucent yellow orb floats slightly above the surface, this is a Tetranychidae egg, possibly from a spider mite. The fine leaf textures and the suspended egg add depth and ecological context to the image. A sharply focused macro image of a tiny reddish-brown oribatid mite walking across a pale green, fibrous surface that resembles a leaf. The mite has a glossy, dome-shaped body and long, fine legs splayed outward. In the reflection on its smooth exoskeleton, the faint outline of the photographer’s face is visible, adding an unexpected sense of scale and presence to the shot. The surface details of the leaf emphasize the mite’s minuscule size. A close-up macro photo showing a single grain of uncooked rice on a white background. Near the pointed end of the rice is a tiny reddish-brown mite, identified as an oribatid mite, likely from the family Liacaridae. The mite is just a fraction of the rice grain's length, emphasizing its extremely small size. Its oval body is glossy, and its minute legs are visible upon close inspection.
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Taxonomic keys to the world species of the mite genus Bryobia, categorized into three subgenera.

#taxonomy #acari #mites

doi.org/10.3897/zook...
Mites of the genus Bryobia (Acari, Tetranychidae): taxonomic notes on some species and a diagnostic key to the world species
The present study aimed to develop taxonomic keys to the world species of the genus Bryobia, categorized into three subgenera: Allobia Livschits & Mitrofanov, Bryobia s. str. Koch, and Lyobia Livs...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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#ResearchCBGP | Host-adaptation and specialization in Tetranychidae mites

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November 25, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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Evaluation of UV-C light for control of Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on strawberry
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Frontiers | Evaluation of UV-C light for control of Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi (Acari: Tetranychidae) on strawberry
Twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch, is a major arthropod pest of strawberry production in California, while Lewis mite, Eotetranychus lewisi Mc...
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April 29, 2026 at 5:58 AM
nemunemu-nyanko.bsky.social
タイトル: 複数ソースデータとMaxEntモデリングを使用してゴム木の六斑ヒメツヅリダニの適した生息地を特定する
要点1: MaxEntモデルを使用して、海南島におけるヒメツヅリダニの適切な生息地を高精度で抽出
要点2: 海南島におけるヒメツヅリダニの生息地は中心部と北西部に集中し、過去10年間で適した地域が約5.8％拡大した。
Identification of suitable habitats for the six-spotted mite on rubber trees using multi-source data and MaxEnt modeling.
【Exp Appl Acarol】<AbstractText>The six-spotted mite (SSM), Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Acari: Tetranychidae), is one of the mos...
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July 9, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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タイトル: メルガンサツヤダニとウンカの形態、生物学、および植物宿主被害の比較（ダニ目：ツヤダニ科）

要点1: T. merganserの方が成体の存命率が高く、発生期間が長いことが示された。
要点2: T. urticaeはバラでの個体数が多く、葉の損傷が大きかったが、T. merganserはピーマンで優れた成績を収めた。
Morphology, biology and plant host damage comparison between Tetranychus merganser and Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae).
【Exp Appl Acarol】<AbstractText>This study compared the life-history traits and host-plant interactions of Tetranychus merganser...
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April 23, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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タイトル: 異なる大豆品種におけるTetranychus turkestani（Acari：Tetranychidae）の適応性評価
要点1: T. turkestaniはXindadou 25とLongken 324に最も適応性が低く、Xinzhendou 1、Xindadou 8、および23に最も適応性が高いことが示された。
要点2: T. turkestaniの発生が著しく予測される年には、これらの品種の栽培を減らすことで、大豆収量と品質へのT. turkestaniの負の影響を最小限に抑える必要がある。
Evaluation of the adaptability of Tetranychus turkestani (Acari: Tetranychidae) on different soybean varieties.
【Exp Appl Acarol】<AbstractText>Soybean is an important economic crop, widely used in food, feed and energy fields. Tetranychus ...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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タイトル: 綿花の半野外条件下におけるNeoseiulus californicusによるTetranychus urticae Kochの動態

要点1: N. californicusの投入量はT. urticaeの汚染率を減少させる
要点2: 50個のT. urticaeに対して5または10匹の天敵を放出することで害虫の水準が経済的閾値以下になる
Dynamics of Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) in the Presence of the Predatory Mite Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in Cotton Under Semi-field Conditions.
【Neotrop Entomol】<AbstractText>Tetranychus urticae Koch is a major pest in cotton crops; in Brazil, the predatory mite Neoseiul...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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タイトル: ニオセイウス・カリフォルニカスおよびフィトセイウス・ペルシミリス（カイメダカ科）に対するクロルフェナピルとアセキノキルの行動および殺ダニ効果
要点1: 両殺ダニ剤のLC50値は野外濃度より高いことが示され、クロルフェナピルがアセキノキルよりも5倍毒性が強かった。
要点2: 両殺ダニ剤はニオセイウス・カリフォルニカスとフィトセイウス・ペルシミリスの歩行距離や速度、休憩時間、頻度に影響を与え、辺りを避ける行動を示した。
Behavioral and acaricidal effects of the chlorfenapyr and acequinocyl on the predatory mites, Neoseiulus californicus and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae).
【Exp Appl Acarol】<AbstractText>The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a major pest of...
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January 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Spider Mite Control
Description: Common across North America, many species of the spider mite (family: Tetranychidae) attack both indoor and outdoor gardens and can be very destructive in greenhouses. They live in...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Mites of the genus Bryobia (Acari, Tetranychidae): taxonomic notes on some species and a diagnostic key to the world species
doi.org/10.3897/zook...htt
Mites of the genus Bryobia (Acari, Tetranychidae): taxonomic notes on some species and a diagnostic key to the world species
The present study aimed to develop taxonomic keys to the world species of the genus Bryobia, categorized into three subgenera: Allobia Livschits & Mitrofanov, Bryobia s. str. Koch, and Lyobia…
doi.org
July 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Detection of the invasive tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker & Pritchard (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) in Australia based on morphological identification and DNA sequence analysis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.657326v1
June 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Pumpkin Spice Tetranychidae
April 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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A catalogue of spider mite Prostigmata Tetranychidae fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala South India with a taxonomic key #OpenAccess #OpenScience #Acari doi.org/10.24349/sx3...
A catalogue of spider mite (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala, South India with a taxonomic key
Spider mites have emerged as serious pests of several field and horticultural crops in Kerala, in recent years. This extensive survey was carried out to assess the spider mite faunal diversity in dif...
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May 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM