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| PEST OF TEA |
mAJOR pESTS |
| 1. Tea mosquito bug |
| 2. Mites |
| - Red spider mite |
| - Scarlet mite |
| - Purple mite |
| - Pink mite or orange mite |
| - Yellow mite |
| 3. Shot hole borer |
| 4. Sapling borer |
mINOR pESTS |
| 1. Flushworm |
| 2. Tea tortrix |
| 3. Tea leaf roller |
| 4. Scales |
| 5. Thrips |
| 6. Tea jassid |
| 7. Aphid |
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TEA :: MAJOR PEST :: SCARLET MITE
| Characters | Scarlet mite (Brevipalpus californicus) |
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Immature stages |
Egg, larva, protonymph, deutronymph |
| Egg laying | Under surface of matured leaves |
| Egg period (days) | 7 - 10 |
| Nymphal period | 23 - 26 |
| Adult | Ovate, scarlet red can be seen with the naked eye. |
| Symptoms of damage on leaves | Yellowing and later turns brown |