Managing Broad Mite in Commercial Blackberry Factsheet

by Jared Linn, Aaron Cato, Ryan Keiffer - March 4, 2024

A new resource is available to help with the management of broad mite in commercial blackberries in the Mid-south. Broad mite is a tarsonemid mite that feeds on more than 60 plant families and impacts on blackberry include damage to new leaf material, flowers, and fruit. The new factsheet covers broad mite biology, injury and symptoms of broad mite feeding, monitoring tactics, and control.