What are they?

The mites are very small animals, a plague that can only be seen through microscopes with very powerful magnifiers. These animals belong to the group of spiders because they have 4 pairs of legs, which differentiates them from insects.

Mites

Types of mites

Are very varied and currently there are more than 50,000 types of mites, one of the most common is the Dermatophagoides Pteronissimus, known as Acaro of dust and we can find at home in the curtains, sheets, pillows, mattresses, Among other materials, producing diseases such as scabies and allergies. And the Acaro known as Tetranychus sp, which is a species that feeds on plants.

Dust Mites

Plant Mites

They are reproduced quickly when they are in conditions of proper temperature and humidity. The female reaches 20 to 80 eggs that reach adulthood when they are 3 months of wearing them.

How do they feed?

• The Dermatophagoides pteronissimus, feeds on hair, fingernails and microscopic remains of dead skin.
• Tetranychus sp, feeds on plants attacking foliage in crops.

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MITES IN AGRICULTURE

Are pests that cause great damage in agriculture, because they mainly attack the foliage, at the stage of plant growth, these affect the central nerve of the new leaves, depositing their eggs and interrupting their Growth, causing the leaves to shrink and wrinkling.

Plant Mites

They also consume the tender fabric of flowers, buds and fruits. These mites atrophy the growth of the tissues deforming the flowers, buds and fruits, which represents a great economic loss, as the fruits stop growing affecting production and marketing.

Plant Mites

Plant Mites

Because the mites can reproduce quickly, they can generate an ecological imbalance by the use of chemicals, due to the overpopulation, producing a great damage in the agriculture by the use of the chemicals for the control of the pest.

As it is controlled

These mites are controlled through fumigation with various special agrochemicals for each plant. According to the experts it is recommended to wait for a suitable time before collecting and consuming the harvest, because the fruit can have traces of chemicals if it is collected before those indicated by the experts.

Plant Mites