Spider Mites in the Garden

The two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, is an occasional pest of soybeans in Pennsylvania. The pest has a worldwide distribution. Over the past 15 years, pest outbreaks have been associated with drought conditions; however, every field has a small subeconomic population of the pest. In Pennsylvania, field corn is seldom damaged economically. In drier areas where corn is grown, such as western Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas, spider mites are a frequent and significant economic problem.

For more information, please see this Penn State Fact Sheet.

Penn State Horticulture Department

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