Red two-spotted spider mites feed on a sugar beet leaf. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Baby (juvenile) spider mites are smaller than adults. The juveniles have six legs after hatching.

Lack of rain this summer and fall has spared spider mites from drowning and being washed off leaves during heavy rains. Warm weather in late August and September allowed warm season mites, like two ...

Red spider mites prefer a dry environment, so the water should keep them at bay. Get the latest three-day weather forecast where you live. Find out by adding your postcode or visit InYourArea ...

Female of the red form of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae with two silk wires. Red spider mites have caused huge crop losses in Libya this year, farmers say. Credit: Gilles San Martin / CABI ...