European Red Mite on Apple
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European red mite (Panonychus ulmi) adult females are brick-red with white spots at the base of six to eight hairs on their backs. Male mites are more slender and lighter in color than females, with a more pointed abdomen. Eggs are red, globular, and somewhat flattened with a slender stalk on their upper side. European red mite feeding causes leaves to turn pale and then a bronze color.
European red mite.
(Photo: Ricardo Bessin, University of Kentucky)
European red mite eggs.
(Photo: Ricardo Bessin, University of Kentucky)
Management:
- Dormant and summer oils
- Minimize insecticide sprays to help minimize effects on predators
