Spider mites' life cycles are significantly influenced by temperature. At 30°C, they are finished in 8-12 days, whereas at 20°C, they take about 17 days. During winter mites can survive on various weed hosts and plant debris. Each day, females lay 5 to 6 eggs, for a total of 60 to 100 eggs per female. When the temperature is right, eggs hatch in 3 to 6 days, larvae and nymphs grow fully in 4 to 9 days, and adults live for about 30 days.

Spider mites are typically found on the lower surface of the foliage, where they pierce plant cells and ingest the contents of the cells. However, if their population is high enough, they may eventually cover the entire leaf surface. As a result, the affected leaves take on a speckled look and develop small clumps of necrotic tissues. With persistent, dense infestations, symptoms include desiccation, leaf deformation, wilting, and abscission. Stunted plants and decreased yields are the results of photosynthesis disruption.

To manage spider mites, it is crucial to use proper integrated pest management methods.

• The first and most important method is cultural methods, which entails plowing, clearing fields of stubbles after harvesting crops, following fields, rotating with a different crop, and occasionally properly cleaning equipment used in all these operations before using it in an un-infested field.
• Biological approaches offer an economical and environmentally sustainable way to control pests, either alone or as part of IPM where there will be an introduction of predators and parasitoids.
• At the initial stages, we can take a spray of  Biostrike  3 ml/L with  Multiplex Mycomite 3ml/L to control mite population.
• When the population increases drastically, then take chemical pesticide treatment on a rotational basis that uses different modes of action molecules alternatively to avoid resurgence and resistance as shown below.

Use Nagor 2ml/L or Nagethion 2ml/L or Nagphos  2ml/L at one time as a spray followed by Yodha @ 0.5g/L or Super yodha @ 0.5ml/L followed by Polestar @ 2-2.5ml/L or new released molecules like Broflanilide.