Red velvet mites
Beneficial
Red velvet mites
Erythraeidae Balaustium sp.Trombidiidae Allothrombium sp.Anystidae Anystis baccarum (L.)
Acari:Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Anystidae
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Balaustium: Adult is a large, bright red mite shaped like a tick with a dense, velvet covering of dorsal setae.
Lasnier
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Balaustium is a large, bright red mite with a tick-like shape and a dense velvet-like covering of dorsal setae; chelicerae are long and retractable (A). Moves very quickly over the plant surface. Allothrombium is also a bright red mite, but with few hairs and non-retractable chelicerae (B). Anystis is a small red mite that can be found moving rapidly along the foliage (C). Note: Sensitivity of these species to insecticides is not well known.
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