Tag: miticides

• 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

  managing spider mites in strawberries, miticides, selecting miticides for strawberries, spider mites, Strawberries, treatment threshold for spider mites in strawberries, When to spray for spider mites in strawberries

• Strawberry Row Covers, Spider Mites, and Predatory Mites

  

  Tom Bilbo, Extension Entomologist “How are row covers affecting my spider mite pest problems?” There is a short and easy answer to this question: we don’t really know. I will be submitting a research grant proposal to tackle this problem and if you are interested in lending your support please read until the end on…

  Justin Ballew

  January 30, 2026

  Strawberries

  cold weather, miticides, predatory mites, row covers, spider mites, Strawberries