Broad mite
formation. When plants are severely attacked, the growing tip can be killed, plant growth stops and, in time, the whole plant dies off. Cork tissue can also develop [...] species that feed on fungi, algae, plants, as well as insect and mite predators and parasites. Those living on plants can cause considerable damage to their [...] distortion of the above-ground growth of the plant. The mites show a preference for young, developing plant tissue, like the growing tips, young leaves