Leaf Damage from Spider Mites (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Leaf Damage from Spider Mites

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A normal leaf (left) compared with a leaf (right) attacked by two-spotted spider mites, a major crop and houseplant pest worldwide. The pest’s newly decoded genetic blueprint reveals an ensemble of genes that allow it to disarm plants' chemical defenses and detoxify pesticides – major reasons the mites can eat more than 1,100 plant species.

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Richard Clark, University of Utah

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