Re: Mites?

From: Miguel de Salas (mm_de@postoffice.utas.edu.au)
Date: Mon Jun 12 2000 - 17:31:30 PDT

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Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:31:30 +1000
From: Miguel de Salas <mm_de@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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Subject: Re: Mites?

Kit,

Little mites which run around, and you can actually see with the naked eye
are usually harmless. I've often seen some blood red ones that can get up
to 1/8th of an inch across. Red spider mites, the pest, are more correctly
referred to as two-spotted mites. They are tiny (pretty hard to see with
the naked eye), they weave webs around leaf corners and petioles, etc...
and the damage they do is pretty obvious. They're seldom a problem
outdoors, as they like very dry conditions.

Miguel de Salas

School of Plant Science,
University of Tasmania,
PO Box 252-55, Sandy Bay, Hobart
Tasmania, Australia, 7001.

mailto://mm_de@postoffice.utas.edu.au

My Moths Page:
http://members.xoom.com/migueldes/moths/moths.html

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