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TEA :: MAJOR PEST :: YELLOW MITE

 


 

Characters

Yellow mite

(Polyphagotarsonemus latus)

 

 

 

 

 

(Polyphagotarsonemus latus)

Immature

stages
 
Egg laying Egg, larva, nymph
Egg period (days) Mainly on upper surface and rarely on under surface of young leaves.
Nymphal period 1 - 2
Adult 1 - 2
Symptoms of damage on leaves

Ovate, pale yellow, male is shorter than female with tapering abdomen