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Lily mite

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Also known as acaroid mite. Gnawing on lily bulbs, spreading germs, causing lily bulbs to rot. The lily mite is oval, thick, white or yellowish, and the jaw and feet are light brown. The body surface is smooth and shiny. Lily mites like to live in a warm, cool and humid environment. It takes about 14 days to complete a generation, and more than 20 generations can occur in a year. Overwintering with eggs and adult mites in lily cores or soil. The first and middle of April are the periods of mass occurrence of mites after overwintering. Female mites lay eggs on lily bulbs. Adult mites gather to feed on lily bulbs, resulting in bulbs in the shape of sieve pores.

Also known as acaroid mite. Gnawing on lily bulbs, spreading germs, causing lily bulbs to rot.

The lily mite is oval, thick, white or yellowish, and the jaw and feet are light brown. The body surface is smooth and shiny. Lily mites like to live in a warm, cool and humid environment. It takes about 14 days to complete a generation, and more than 20 generations can occur in a year. Overwintering with eggs and adult mites in lily cores or soil. The first and middle of April are the periods of mass occurrence of mites after overwintering. Female mites lay eggs on lily bulbs. The adult mite colony feeds on the lily bulb, which makes the bulb in the shape of sieve hole, which makes the aboveground part of the damaged lily die, and the bulb and root turn dark brown and rot.

 
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