Tag: managing spider mites in strawberries

• New Downloadable Guide for Scouting and Spraying Spider Mites in Strawberries

  

  By Tom Bilbo, Extension Entomologist Twospotted spider mites (Tetranychus urticae) are the key economic pest of strawberries in South Carolina. They are common in both conventional and organic production systems and reduce the number of berries produced. Spider mites can come into fields on transplants, or blow into fields from nearby host plants or adjacent…

  Justin Ballew

  March 17, 2026

  Strawberries

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