Identification Symptoms

  •  Red mite (O. indicus) occurs in hot weather mostly in years when a few summer showers are received.
  •  The leaves turn red in patches.
  • The white mite (S. andropogoni) appears little later in May, June and July.
  •  It occurs under characteristic oval webbings and the chlorophyll is depleted in oval patches.
  •  Hot dry conditions favour their multiplication.