 Photo by Jack Kelly Clark, courtesy University of California Statewide IPM |
- Serious pest in California with a wide host range
- Adult females are yellowish green with several dark spots in the abdominal region
- Males are smaller with yellow, pear-shaped bodies
- Nests form along midribs and veins on the underside of leaves
- Symptoms can also be seen as necrotic spots covered with a dense protective webbing
- Defoliation occurs in heavy infestations with a litter of yellow-spotted green leaves under trees
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High priority pest of: Avocados
Scientific name: Oligonychus perseae
EPPRD Category:
Life Form: Mites (ACARI)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
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