Which symptom is most commonly associated with two-spotted spider mite feeding?

Which symptom is most commonly associated with two-spotted spider mite feeding?

• A. Necrosis
• B. Chlorosis
• C. Stippling of leaves
• D. Wilting

Answer: (C)

Two-spotted spider mites damage leaf tissue by puncturing cells and sucking out their contents, which creates many tiny white or yellow specks across the leaf surface—this is stippling. That speckled, mottled look is the most characteristic and commonly observed symptom of their feeding. Necrosis would be dead spots from tissue failure, wilting comes from broader water or vascular issues, and chlorosis is overall yellowing of tissue rather than localized stippling, so stippling best matches the typical mite feeding pattern.

Two-spotted spider mites damage leaf tissue by puncturing cells and sucking out their contents, which creates many tiny white or yellow specks across the leaf surface—this is stippling. That speckled, mottled look is the most characteristic and commonly observed symptom of their feeding. Necrosis would be dead spots from tissue failure, wilting comes from broader water or vascular issues, and chlorosis is overall yellowing of tissue rather than localized stippling, so stippling best matches the typical mite feeding pattern.