These mites are extremely small which makes it difficult to detect the mites before severe feeding damage is evident. Description Cyclamen mites were first reported as a pest in the United States in 1898. They also tend to hide in dark, moist areas within tender buds or deep within the flower further hindering detection.
Cyclamen mites are shiny and elliptical in shape with four pair of legs.
One way to distinguish cyclamen mites from broad mites is by the egg stage. Cyclamen mite eggs tend to be laid in dark, moist areas. Broad mite eggs are elliptical but are covered by small whitish bumps that look like rows of diamonds. Broad mite eggs tend to be laid so they are more exposed on the underside of the leaf or stem surface than cyclamen mite eggs. Feeding Damage Cyclamen mites prefer to feed in buds and young leaves.