Show Brown Mites Injure Orchard Trees Early Have you ever examined the he bark of the twigs of your fruit trees during the winter If you have you probably found many small round dark red Ted eggs on the roughened TOughened bark of the twigs These are are eggs of the brown clover ml mite te If y you u turn over the bark scales over ovel wintering adults of the mite al aI- so 50 may be found The over wintering over eggs ggs hatch with the first warm weather weather In n the spring The The- newly hatched hatch ed cd six legged scarlet larvae spread out in search of food 1 They feed on the upper surface surf ace of f the 1 leaves saves at night and spin no webbing During the day they hide on the twigs and I branches The injury Injury- which con con- in a whitening or sliver silver sliverIng Ing of the upper leaf surface is often noticed before you dis coved the mites The brown mite may be found on deciduous us fruit h trees es many ornamental plants c clover 1 0 v e r alfalfa and garden plants Good control of the brown mite Is obtained by an application ton tion of a single thorough dor- dor dormant mant or late dormant spray y |