Red Mite on Blackberry [Acalitus essigi (Hassan)]

Authors

Michael Caron, Utah State UniversityFollow
Sheriden M. Hansen, Utah State UniversityFollow
Taun Beddes, Utah State UniversityFollow
Ryan Davis, Utah State UniversityFollow
Ann Mull, Utah State UniversityFollow
Diane G. Alston, Utah State UniversityFollow
Claudia Nischwitz, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Factsheet

Publisher

Utah State University Extension

Publication Date

12-2018

Abstract

Redberry mite is a microscopic pest of blackberry that causes drupelets (small fruit sections) to remain hard and red (or less commonly hard and green) on an otherwise normally-ripened blackberry. The red drupelets can occur from a single drupelet to the entire berry. Redberry mite largely affects late-maturing blackberry varieties. Once it is detected, control is ineffective for that season's crop; control can be obtained in subsequent seasons by a variety of management practices. It was first reported in Utah in 2017 in Davis County

Recommended Citation

Caron, Michael; Hansen, Sheriden M.; Beddes, Taun; Davis, Ryan; Mull, Ann; Alston, Diane G.; and Nischwitz, Claudia, "Red Mite on Blackberry [Acalitus essigi (Hassan)]" (2018). All Current Publications. Paper 1932.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_curall/1932