{"id":1144,"date":"2025-06-24T17:33:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:35:44","slug":"honeylocust-spider-mite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/honeylocust-spider-mite\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeylocust Spider Mite"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Honeylocust Spider Mite (<em>Platytetranychus multidigituli<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>GDD Window (base 50): 220-250 (egg hatch)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4><strong>Overview:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Orangish and yellow-green,\u00a0overwintering adults\u00a0are1\/50\u201d and found in bud scars and bark cracks\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Classified as a warm season mite\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Eggs from overwintering adults are laid in the early spring &amp; hatch shortly after bud break and begin to feed on foliage\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Multiple generations per year\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>All stages are present by the beginning of summer<\/li>\n<li>Greatest\u00a0damage\u00a0occurs\u00a0during\u00a0late\u00a0spring\u00a0and\u00a0again\u00a0during late summer\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Heavy infestations may cause foliage to brown and die\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Causes stippling on foliage\u00a0\u00a0\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Refoliation can occur if damage occurs early in the season<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXP49318591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SingleUnderline SCXP49318591 BCX0\">Host plants<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXP49318591 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"true\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP49318591 BCX0\">: Honey locust<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Cultural Practices:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Natural predators:<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 lady beetles, <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">lacewings, predatory thrips, predatory <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">mites<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Scout using a 10x to 15x hand lens during <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">early spring\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"167\" data-font=\"Wingdings,Sans-Serif\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1980\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Examine trees with a history of this <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">pest<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Mites thrive in hot, dry conditions, so\u00a0<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">ensure plants have enough water and <\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">shade<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Reduce plant stress\u00a0<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"2\">Do\u00a0not\u00a0spray\u00a0carbaryl\u00a0(aphrodisiac)\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Contact insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Avermectins<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0[6]:<\/span><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0abamectin<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Mitochondrial c. 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(Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke, Rutgers Coop. Ext.)<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/m11-Honeylocust-Spider-Mites-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/m11-Honeylocust-Spider-Mites-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/m11-Honeylocust-Spider-Mites-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/07\/m11-Honeylocust-Spider-Mites.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul id=\"attachment_1146\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 300px\">Honeylocust Spider Mites will primarily feed on leaf undersides &amp; concentrate at the base of the leaflets. (Photo Credit: Steven K. Rettke, Rutgers Coop. Ext.)<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<h6><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\"> &#8211; Materials do not cover all possible control scenarios and are intended for licensed professionals. Tradenames do not imply\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">endorsement and are used as examples. You must strictly follow the label for each compound prior to use. Rutgers is not responsible for<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">m is used materials or damages thereof. The label is the law. Labels will provide detailed information on use and restrictions. 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