Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Faculty and students at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center say the predator mite they studied eats both the spider mite ...

Predators don't expect to be preyed upon, and especially not by herbivores such as caterpillars. The slow-moving, leaf-eating larvae may only intend to consume plants, but sometimes tiny creatures ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Two pests have been destroying Florida strawberry crops, but new research could bring farmers some help. Two-spotted spider mites and chili thrips are attacking the crops and ...

Spider mites, broad mites and russet mites rank among the most destructive pests in horticultural and field crops worldwide, causing leaf discolouration, reduced photosynthetic capacity and ...