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Mite on painted lady egg - Tetranychus
Copyright © 2009 Noah Charney

Mite on painted lady egg - Tetranychus
Sunderland, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
October 18, 2008
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 25 January, 2009 - 7:42am
Last updated 26 May, 2010 - 1:37pm

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Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 May, 2010 - 1:37pm

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Tetranychidae: Tetranychus
… Ray Fisher, 26 May, 2010 - 12:25pm

Twospotted spider mite
Or that's what it looks like to me. :/
You'll need a 2nd opinion to confirm, though.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/187589
… Jonas Insinga, 25 January, 2009 - 6:02pm

 
Thanks...
The two spots sure made me think of that, and there does seem to be a bit of webbing on the leaf. I wonder why there are no images on the guide page? Maybe multiple lookalike species?
… Charley Eiseman, 25 January, 2009 - 10:25pm

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