Oriental red mite, Eutetranychus orientalis

Oriental red mite is a minor but occasionally serious pest of banana foliage during summer.

1 Colony of oriental red mite	2 Symptom of damage caused by oriental red mite	3 Banana leaf damaged by oriental red mite	4 Banana plant with characteristic red mite damage
5 Leaf damage due to oriental red mite	6 Unlike other mite pests of banana, Oriental red mite infests the upper surface of leaves	7 Banana leaf severely damaged by oriental red mite	8 Banana showing typical damage symptoms of oriental red mite
9 Mite colonies on banana leaf	10 Adult females of E. orientalis	11 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana	12 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana
13 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana	14 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana	15 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana	16 Colony of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana
17 Adult females of Oriental red mite	18 Adult female of oriental red mite	19 Nymphs (male)	20 Female and male (with longer legs) of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana leaf
21 Predatory thrips feeding on Eutetranychus orientalis on banana	22 Oligota spp. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) are effective predators of Eutetranychus orientalis on banana.	23 Larva of Oligota sp. feeding on mite egg	24 Larva of Oligota sp. feeding on mite eggs on banana
25 Larva of Oligota sp. on banana	26 Larva of Oligota sp. feeding on mite eggs	27 Larva of Oligota sp. on banana leaf	28 Larva of Oligota sp., a predator of oriental red mite on banana
29 Larva of Parastethorus indira, a common coccinellid predator of oriental red mite on banana	30 Adult beetle of Parastethorus indira feeding on oriental red mite

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