MSU Extension Integrated Pest Management

Red velvet mites

Beneficial

Red velvet mites

Erythraeidae Balaustium sp.Trombidiidae Allothrombium sp.Anystidae Anystis baccarum (L.)

Acari:Erythraeidae, Trombidiidae, Anystidae

Photos

Anystis: Adult is a small, red mite that moves rapidly along foliage. Jacques Lasnier, Co-Lab R&D
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Balaustium is a large, bright red mite with a tick-like shape and a dense velvet-like covering of dorsal setae; chelicerae are long and retractable (A). Moves very quickly over the plant surface. Allothrombium is also a bright red mite, but with few hairs and non-retractable chelicerae (B). Anystis is a small red mite that can be found moving rapidly along the foliage (C). Note: Sensitivity of these species to insecticides is not well known.