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minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·edit-25 months 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-up19·5 months agoYou know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.
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.