Cyclamen mite

They are not visible to the naked eye, and when mature, they measure only about 0.01 inch (2.5 mm) long. Mature mites are pinkish orange and shiny. The hind legs are thread- or whiplike in the female and grasping or pincerlike in the male. Eggs are translucent and comparatively large.

Adult females lay about 90 eggs, 80% of which develop into females. During summer, newly hatched mites develop into mature adults within 2 weeks. Populations build rapidly soon after a field becomes infested. Cyclamen mites overwinter as adult females in the strawberry crown and can be present on transplants if the nursery field was infested.