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red legged winter mite

Red Legged Winter Mites Causing Damage to Leafy Greens in High Tunnels

March 4, 2022Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland, jbrust@umd.edu The red legged winter mite, Penthaleus dorsalis has been found in more high tunnels (HTs) growing leafy greens this past winter for the 4th year in a row. Most of the… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 30:1, arugula, collards, high tunnel, kale, mustard greens, red legged winter mite, spinach

Red Legged Winter Mites Still Spreading in Leafy Greens Grown in Winter High Tunnels

April 3, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The Red legged winter mite, Penthaleus dorsalis has been found in more high tunnels (HTs) growing leafy greens this past winter for the 3rd year in a row. Most of the… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 28:3, high tunnel, leafy greens, red legged winter mite

The Return of Red Legged Winter Mites

December 18, 2018Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This past April I wrote an article about red legged winter mites, Penthaleus dorsalis, being found in a high tunnel on the eastern shore. I thought this was an odd, one-time thing.… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops DEC2018, high tunnel, red legged winter mite

Strange Mite Pest Found in High Tunnel Vegetables

April 20, 2018Emmalea Garver Ernest

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last three months a few early season high tunnel operations on the Eastern Shore were having problems with some of their seedlings and leaf crops. Crops like spinach would… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 26:4, high tunnel, red legged winter mite, vegetable insect scouting

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