Tomato Spider Mites

Agricultural fields, gardens, and greenhouses, particularly on the undersides of leaves on host plants like tomatoes.

Plant cell contents; they use piercing-sucking mouthparts to drain the sap from individual leaf cells.

They reproduce rapidly in hot, dry conditions and produce fine silk webbing to protect the colony and move between plants. Heavy infestations cause stippling (tiny yellow dots) on leaves.

Significant agricultural pests that can cause leaves to yellow, dry up, and drop, potentially killing the plant. They do not pose a direct risk to humans.