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TEA :: MAJOR PEST :: SCARLET MITE

 


 

Characters

Scarlet mite

(Brevipalpus californicus)

 

Immature

stages
Egg, larva, protonymph, deutronymph
Egg laying Under surface of matured leaves
Egg period (days) 7 - 10
Nymphal period 23 - 26
Adult Ovate, scarlet red can be seen with the naked eye.
Symptoms of damage on leaves

Yellowing and later turns brown