Brown Wheat Mite, Petrobia latens
Hosts: Wheat, etc.Symptoms: Mites are not true insects, but are closely related to ticks and spiders. Tiny, about the size of a period on newsprint. They are brown, with four pairs of yellowish legs. The front pair of legs are about twice as long as the back pair. Brown wheat mites injure wheat by extracting plant sap with their mouthparts, which causes plants to dry out and appear withered and scorched. They are more common in western Oklahoma and the Panhandle.
Control: Please contact your local county extension office for current information.
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