Comparison of thermal activity thresholds of the spider mite predators Phytoseiulus macropilis and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acari: Phytoseiidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan R. Coombs ◽  
Jeffrey S. Bale
Keyword(s):  
Spider Mite ◽  
Phytoseiulus Persimilis ◽  
Thermal Activity ◽  
Phytoseiulus Macropilis

scholarly journals Commercial Availability of Predatory Mites

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia I. Rondon ◽  
James F. Price ◽  
Oscar E. Liburd ◽  
Roger Francis ◽  
Daniel J. Cantliffe
Keyword(s):  
Spider Mite ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Phytoseiulus Persimilis ◽  
Predatory Mites ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Broad Mite ◽  
Tetranychus Urticae Koch

Predatory mites such as Neoseiulus californicus McGregor (Fig. 1) and Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Fig. 2) feed on important fruits and ornamental pests such as the twospotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae Koch), broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus (Stenotarsonemus) latus Banks), cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus L.), and other mite species. These predatory mites are associated with several agricultural cropping systems including strawberries, raspberries, roses, grapes, citrus, ornamentals, and vegetables. Predatory mites have been used as an alternative to miticides on a variety of crops. Their commercial availability is crucial. This document is HS1000, one of a series of the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: November 2004.

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