The second biocontrol is a type of eriophyid mite. It feeds on the leaves and buds of old man’s beard, producing galls and stunting growth. These creatures are tiny ...

DEAR NEIL: The leaves of my Drift roses are turning yellow and falling off, leaving only sticks. I water and feed them properly, so I don’t believe those are problems.

Summertime in Montana can be great, but it comes with insect problems like grasshoppers. Ants, wasps, grasshoppers, and other insects are always a known hassle for Montanans in the summer. Chloe ...

Eriophyid Mites: Microscopic arthropod vectors responsible for transmitting emaraviruses between plants. Movement Protein (MP): A viral protein that enables the virus to traverse plant cell walls ...

The eriophyid mites that cause rose rosette disease can spread rapidly, feasting on the rose plants and infecting them wherever they set up shop.