spider mites?

encore · July 14, 2017

are these spider mites? nothing there yesterday, now these little white fuzzy things with scrawny legs. almost look like little piece of cotton. lol---tom

encore · July 14, 2017

or do aphids leave a shell like that after they hatch? seen a couple of aphid eggs and aphids on one leaf.

gorbelly · July 14, 2017

Those are the skins aphids shed as they grow.

SueCT · July 14, 2017

Yup, I posted a similar photo here and was told it was aphids.

encore · July 14, 2017

ok thanks, i can handle aphids, never had spider mites, and from reading up on them i don't want them!!!lol

pecker88 · July 14, 2017

all spider mites I've seen are red. That's something else.

gorbelly · July 14, 2017

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Originally Posted by pecker88

all spider mites I've seen are red. That's something else.

A very common pest of tomato is the two-spotted spider mite, which can sometimes appear to have a vaguely reddish tint but usually looks like a translucent greenish cream color.

Dewayne mater · July 17, 2017

Spider mites (at least red spider mites like we have in Texas) are much smaller than that...like 10% that size. They are difficult to see without magnification (to me anyway) but the signs of them are clear. Mottled leaf color quickly followed dried out leafs that wither and die. They do not like damp conditions. If you spray for them, you need to hit them at least 3 times in 15 days to wipe out the various generations. They are a ferocious pest in hot weather.

Rockporter · July 21, 2017

I tried some Organicide 3 n 1 this morning on my watermelon that is covered in red mites. I've been spraying neem oil but it did not seem to be doing as much as I would like so tried the Organicide. I'll let everyone know how that works out.

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	I tried some Organicide 3 n 1 this morning on my watermelon that is covered in red mites. I've been spraying neem oil but it did not seem to be doing as much as I would like so tried the Organicide. I'll let everyone know how that works out. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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encore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2015 Location: wisconsin Posts: 536	or do aphids leave a shell like that after they hatch? seen a couple of aphid eggs and aphids on one leaf.

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gorbelly Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southeastern Pennsylvania Posts: 1,069	Those are the skins aphids shed as they grow.

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SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	Yup, I posted a similar photo here and was told it was aphids.

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pecker88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 192	all spider mites I've seen are red. That's something else.

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Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Spider mites (at least red spider mites like we have in Texas) are much smaller than that...like 10% that size. They are difficult to see without magnification (to me anyway) but the signs of them are clear. Mottled leaf color quickly followed dried out leafs that wither and die. They do not like damp conditions. If you spray for them, you need to hit them at least 3 times in 15 days to wipe out the various generations. They are a ferocious pest in hot weather.