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Candy Cane Leg Spider Mite
Copyright © 2020 Cody Barker

Candy Cane Leg Spider Mite
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
April 6, 2020
Size: <1mm
Identified as a Spider Mite by Texas A&M. Looking for the species. Found on the floor of an indoor hemp nursery. I want to ensure this is not a pest species.

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Contributed by holodiscus on 13 April, 2020 - 2:21pm
Last updated 18 April, 2020 - 1:24pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 April, 2020 - 1:24pm login or register to post comments

Erythracaridae - a predatory mite
Well, shame on Texas A&M! This is not a spider mite, this is a predatory mite from the family Erythracaridae (previously a subfamily within the Anystidae, the whirligig mites). This is a good mite to have in a greenhouse as it will feed on small herbivorous arthropods.

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 18 April, 2020 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thanks Heather!
… holodiscus, 20 April, 2020 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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