Oct 30, 2015
Dealing with broad mites on blackberries

Broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus) has been a pest of tropical, subtropical and greenhouse crops for over a century, and has been problematic for pepper growers in Pennsylvania for the last couple of years. Now we can add blackberries to the list of crops that they frequent.

For more information from Penn State Extension on dealing with broad mites, click here.




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