Spider mites are members of the family Tetranychidae, which includes about 1,200 species. [1] They are part of the subclass Acari (mites). 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. [ 2 ]

Tetranychoidea is a superfamily of mites in the order Trombidiformes. There are about 5 families and more than 2,200 described species in Tetranychoidea. [1][2] Mites of this family have the cheliceral bases fused into a structure called a stylophore, which can be moved independently of the subcapitulum and can be retracted into the prodorsum.

Welcome to Spider Mites Web, a dedicated resource for comprehensive information on spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae). One of the specificity of these mites is to spin webs for their protection. This family of mites currently includes 1362 …

The twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), is a generalist herbivore that feeds on many crop and ornamental plants. Hot, dry weather is conducive to spider mite outbreaks.

Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) are dangerous pests of agricultural and ornamental crops, the most economically significant of them belonging to the genera Tetranychus, Eutetranychus, Oligonychus and Panonychus.

The Tetranychidae consists of medium-sized mites (0.8 mm) that are all plant feeders, usually with a wide host range. Tetranychoid mites have elongate cheliceral stylets that pierce leaf or root tissue and feed on cell contents or on interstitial fluids.

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Oligonychus Berlese (Acari: Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) is the largest genus of the spider mites, comprising > 200 species, and its members have been reported throughout the world (Migeon and Dorkeld 2021).

Spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) represent one of the two main groups of plant-feeding mites. The common name ‘spider mites’ originates from the ability of many species to produce silk, which they use to spin webs under which they reproduce and feed.

The Tetranychidae consists of medium-sized mites (0.8 mm) that are all plant feeders usually with a wide host range. The spider mite Tetranychus urticae was claimed to be a vector of PVY, but this was not confirmed by Orlob (1968) .