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Oligonychus indicus (Hirst.)
Taxonomic position
Acarina: Tetranychidae
Common names
Sugarcane red spider mite, sugarcane leaf mite, jowar mite
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Sugarcane, maize, sorghum, and banana.
The mites spin and live inside delicate webs on the lower surface of the leaf and suck sap. Injured leaf shows characteristic red spots which enlarge and coalesce making the whole leaf reddish and distinguishable even from a distance. In case of heavy attack leaves and stem dry up resulting in considerable crop loses. The mites spread through wind. (David and Ramamurthy, 2011).
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