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| PEST OF TEA |
mAJOR pESTS |
| 1. Tea mosquito bug |
| 2. Mites |
| - Red spider mite |
| - Scarlet mite |
| - Purple mite |
| - Pink mite or orange mite |
| - Yellow mite |
| 3. Shot hole borer |
| 4. Sapling borer |
mINOR pESTS |
| 1. Flushworm |
| 2. Tea tortrix |
| 3. Tea leaf roller |
| 4. Scales |
| 5. Thrips |
| 6. Tea jassid |
| 7. Aphid |
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| Download Notes |
TEA :: MAJOR PEST :: RED SPIDER MITE
| Characters | Red spider mite (Oligonychus coffeae) |
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Immature stages |
Egg, larva, protonymph, deutronymph |
| Egg laying | Upper surface of matured leaves, more on china hybrid |
| Egg period (days) | 4 - 6 |
| Nymphal period | 6 - 8 |
| Adult | Elliptical, bright crimson red |
| Symptoms of damage on leaves | Brown to bronze, dry and falling of leaves |
