A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, ...

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But a microscopic gall mite, introduced as a biological control by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), with the help of funding from the Working for Water project, is starting to halt its march ...

According to WebMD, these mites are nearly invisible to the naked eye, being about 0.2 mm long. They commonly feed on larvae of an oak gall midge, a type of fly, that lives on pin oak leaves.

Hundreds of mites mass-reared in an Auckland facility have been sent to Tonga to tackle an invasive plant that is out-competing native species. Cuttings infested with the gall mites were shipped ...

An Oregon Department of Agriculture entomologist, Eric Coombs, discovered the gall mites on Government Island in the Columbia River in 2006. The Ashland mites are the most southerly he’s seen.

Actually, there is an advantage in growing it where temperatures drop below 40 degrees, since gall mites – which can be a plague upon this species – die at such temperatures.

Gall mites are a real nuisance when it comes to growing fuchsias: A serious gall mite prevention program where no toxic chemicals are involved requires release of ladybug and lacewing larvae at ...

Actually, there is an advantage in growing it where temperatures drop below 40 degrees, since gall mites – which can be a plague upon this species – die at such temperatures.