The first and most important control is to break the bridge created by volunteer wheat. Volunteer should be killed at least 2-3 weeks prior to the emergence of the new crop. It may be killed by cultivation or by herbicides, but it must be a thorough job because just a few plants can harbor a lot of mites. Coordination of volunteer control is a community effort which requires good cooperation between neighbors. The second control is to avoid early planting.
Early planting allows the mites plenty of time to move into the field, reproduce, and spread.
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