Spider Mites

Bryan Davis was telling me that he's seeing several fields where spider mites are becoming a problem. One of the fields we had scouted thoroughly in April without finding any mites. I've also seen some spider mite activity in a couple of fields. Though it's been wet and humid, it's also been rather warm (understatement, yes I know!) which makes mites more active. So if you haven't had a chance, now would be a good time to look for spider mites before the shearing season swings into gear and they end up causing damage.