The story behind swarming red pepper mites
Red pepper mites (RPM) are tiny 8-legged spider-like creatures that can be seen without magnification particularly when they swarm on the top of casing and /or mushrooms.
In literature the Australian species of RPM is identified as Siteroptes mesembrinae. You will also see the descriptor Siteroptes mesembrinae syn Pygmephorus mesembrinae.
This article was originally produced for the Australian Mushroom Journal 2020 Issue 3
