Red mite, Raoiella indica

Raoiella indica, a polyphagous mite pest, is a serious problem during summer months on banana and has many natural enemies.

1 Red mite on banana	2	3	4
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13	14 Red mite infested banana leaf with patchy green-yellow areas	15 Red mite infested banana leaves with patchy green-yellow areas	16 Red mite infested banana leaves with patchy green-yellow areas
17 Red mite infested banana leaves with patchy green-yellow areas	18 Banana leaf drying up due to red mite infestation	19 Banana leaves drying up due to red mite infestation	20 Red mite infested banana leaf
21 Underside of red mite infested banana leaf	22 Red mite infested banana leaf (underside)	23 Underside of banana leaf showing red mite colonies	24 Underside of banana leaf with mite colonies
25 Red mite colonies on underside of banana leaf	26 Underside of banana leaf with red mite colonies	27 Red mite colonies on underside of banana leaf	28 Banana leaf with severe red mite infestation (dried up from the margins)
29 Raoiella indica colony on banana leaf	30 Banana leaf showing yellowing damage due to mite feeding and mite colony	31 Red mite colony on banana leaf	32 Red mite on banana leaf
33 Red mite colony on banana	34 Raoiella indica on banana	35 Raoiella indica on banana	36 Raoiella indica on banana
37 Scolothrips rhagebianus, a common predator of red mite	38 Scolothrips rhagebianus, a predator of red mite	39 Scolothrips rhagebianus feeding on red mite	40 Scolothrips rhagebianus feeding on red mite
41 Scolothrips rhagebianus feeding on red mite	42 Scolothrips rhagebianus feeding on red mite	43 Scolothrips rhagebianus, a predator of red mite	44 Scolothrips rhagebianus, a predator of red mite
45 Larva of Stethorus keralicus feeding on red mites on banana

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