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Fact Sheet
Pepper Insect Pests

Broad Mite
Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Found worldwide

Damage symptoms

Damage is usually confined to undersides of leaves, where

areas between veins are brownish and dried out and brittle
in severe cases. Young leaves are cupped downward and
narrower than normal.
Wilting

Mite characteristics

Individuals are extremely small, about the size of a grain of

sand, and not clearly visible to the naked eye. They are
found in groups hidden around the mid-vein on the
undersides of the leaves. They appear crablike and are
yellow or white.

Where to look

Locate leaves with a brownish cast, preferably young Figure of mite

leaves that are beginning to curl under. With a 10x
magnifying glass, look at areas on the undersides of the
leaves around the mid-vein. There you should see the
crablike mites. Definitive identification of species should be
reserved for an expert.

Technical information

Females lay eggs singly on the surface of the leaves. These

eggs are white, oval, and extremely large compared to
adults that lay them. Populations are continual but appear
to be limited at high temperatures. Broad mites also feed on Surface damage
tomato, potato, beans, and pepper.

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Control

To be added later.

Last updated: 2001.

Information from: Field Guide: Insect Pests of Selected Vegetables in Tropical and Subtropical
Asia. 1995. B.L. Parker, N.S. Talekar and M. Skinner. Publication 94-427. Pest control
recommendations added.

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