As global food demand continues to increase, effective pest control remains one of agriculture's most pressing challenges.
The twospotted spider mite (TSSM) is a plant-feeding mite that is an extremely widespread pest affecting nearly all crop plants (over 1000 plant species). TSSM is very small in size and requires ...
According to Ken Ostlie, Extension Entomologist at the University of Minnesota and Bruce Potter, prolonged drought raised the threat of the two-spotted spider mite outbreaks in soybeans and corn.