Apple rust mite
Insect
Apple rust mite
Aculus schlechtendali (Nalepa)
Acari: Eriophyidae
Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
Photos
Adults are brownish-yellow and invisible to the naked eye.
Mid-Atlantic Orchard Monitoring Guide
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The vermiform adult has two pairs of legs at the front of its body (A). Brownish yellow in color, they are invisible to the naked eye, requiring a minimum magnification of 15X to be observed.