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minus-squarelemmynglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down1·13 days agoRed spider mites. They’re plant pests.
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-213 days agoRed spider mite is the common name for Tetranychus urticae. That’s quite the specific ID for such a terrible picture. I don’t think it’s correct, Trombidiidae seems more likely (and those are predators).
minus-squarelemmynglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·13 days agoYou know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.
Red spider mites. They’re plant pests.
Red spider mite is the common name for Tetranychus urticae. That’s quite the specific ID for such a terrible picture. I don’t think it’s correct, Trombidiidae seems more likely (and those are predators).
You know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.