Information False spider mites are flat and orange to red with black spots and the group is comprised of several different species. Tenuipalpus mites are broad in the middle and narrow behind.
Pentamerismus mites are elongate and orange.
Brevipalpus mites are strongly textured on top. The eggs are somewhat flattened and red, and are sometimes ridged. False spider mite larvae are the size of the eggs and only have six legs at this stage. The protonymphs resemble adult mites in shape and have eight legs. The deutonymph, the last stage before the adult, is as large as adult false spider mites and it has eight legs.