Chilli is one of the important vegetable and commercial spice crops grown throughout the the world. Number of limiting factors have been attributed for the low productivity, among which, the damage caused by mites is of paramount importance. About 51 species of insects and 2 species of mites belonging to 27 families under 9 orders along with snail and two species of millipedes are known to damage chilli crop both in the nursery and main field. Among these pests, mites is of serious nature. Adults are large, oval, broad and yellowish in colour bear 4 pairs of legs. Larva or nymphs are very tiny with white translucent colour and a translucent stripe on dorsal side while quiescent larva is elongated at both ends and sendentry. Eggs are deposited singly on the lower surface of the leaf. Incubation period lasts for 1-3 days. First instar nymph or larval period varies from 12h – 1.5 days and the second nymph or larval period is of 12hr. Total nymph or larvae period lasts for 1-2 days. Pupal period lasts for a day. Adult longevity varies from 3 – 5 days. The total life cycle is completed within 6.5 – 10 days.

Occurrence of yellow mite as well as its damage on chilli crop is observed throughout the cropping season. The nymphs and adult mites prefer to feed on top succulent leaves, infested chilli plants curl downwards in an inverted boat shaped manner, petioles of reasonably matured leaves become elongate, brittle and curled downward completely. Infested leaves become bronzed with down-curling margins, buds are aborted and flowers distorted, shoots growtwisted and fruit may be deformed and russeted. Sudden curling and crinkling of leaves followed by blister patches are initial symptoms of severely attacked plants. Petiole in a few cases becomes elongated and it is referred to “rat tail” symptom. Later they stop growing and die . HPM’s Seagate is the best solution for all types of mites. It is a very effective miticide. It controls red spider mite, yellow mite, purple mite, pink mite, eriophyid mite. It has quick knockdown effect against nymphs and adults, mainly by contact action. It has oulting and oviposition inhibitory action on nymphs. Seagate disrupts the energy generation process at mitochondrial electron transport at complex 1. It provides complete protection from mites. Farmers get healthy chilli crop after the use of seagate.