Bug Identifier
Clover Mite
Community identification

Clover Mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Order & Family
Order Trombidiformes, Family Tetranychidae
Size
0.7 to 0.9 millimeters long.
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Natural Habitat

Found in lawns, gardens, and sunny exterior walls, often migrating indoors near windows during temperature shifts.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivorous, feeding on fluids from grasses, clover, and various ornamental plants using piercing mouthparts.

Behavior Patterns

Active in cool spring and autumn weather, reproducing parthenogenetically to lay bright red eggs in protected cracks.

Risks & Benefits

Harmless to humans and pets, do not transmit disease, but can leave red stains on walls and fabrics when crushed.