Miticides include insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils and synthetic pesticides, such as kelthane. Controlling mite populations is difficult. By the time you notice the damage, the population is either extremely large or the mites are no longer active. Spider mites use their mouthparts to pierce plant cells and suck out the contents. This causes tiny white or yellow speckles.
Heavy damage shows up as yellow or bronze areas and damaged foliage often drops from the plant.
Infested plants may have fine webs in leaf axils and on the surface of leaves. Plants can be stunted or die. Fact Sheet 2012 covers identification and control of two-spotted and spruce spider mites, Reference Ento.4. The tick most frequently encountered in Ohio is the American dog tick. It lives on humans, dogs and small mammals.