The twospotted spider ... when the mite pierces plant cells with its mouthparts and drains their contents. Once drained of its contents, the plant cell appears yellow in color and with many mites ...

Apart from aphids and scales, spider mites are perhaps one of the ... your precious plants every five days or so for the mites' typical leaf damage signals, you can pick up on their colonization ...

When new growth on a plant is stunted, such as a leaf that fails to unfurl or becomes misshapen or flower buds that drop before opening, the plant is struggling. Spider mite damage can lead to a ...