Croft BA, Kim SS, Kim DI (1996) Intra- and interspecific predation on four life stage groups by the adult females of Metaseiulus occidentalis, Typhlodromus pyri, Neoseiulus fallacis and Amblyseius andersoni. Exp Appl Acarol 20:435–444 Croft B.A. and MacRae I.V. 1992b. Persistence of Typhlodromus pyri and Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) on apple after inoculative release and competition with Zetzellia mali (Acari: Stigmaeidae). Environ. Entomol. 21: 1168-1177.

Riahi E, Fathipour Y, Talebi AA, Mehrabadi M (2017) Linking life table and consumption rate of Amblyseius swirskii (Acari: Phytoseiidae) in presence and absence of different pollens. Ann Entomol Soc Am 110:244–253 Neoseiulus californicus is used to control the twospotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae), [3] cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus), Oligonychus perseae, Thrips and other small insects. Walzer A, Paulus HF, Schausberger P (2004) Ontogenetic shifts in intraguild predation on thrips by phytoseiid mites: the relevance of body size and diet specialization. Bull Entomol Res 94:577–584 McMurtry JA, Croft BA (1997) Life-styles of phytoseiid mites and their roles in biological control. Annu Rev Entomol 42:291–321 Spider Mites will often go unnoticed early in their development, and with increasing temperatures the pest population rapidly develops. These tiny mites feed on the plant sap and tissue, stunting and killing off plant growth.

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There is also another biological alternative in the form of Amblyseius andersonipredators. This predator is active at the lowest temperatures of the three mentioned predators. Andersoni predators are active from 6 °C and will continue working at the highest temperatures of 40 C. Bonde J (1989) Biological studies including population growth parameters of the predatory mite Amblyseius barkeri (Acari: Phytoseiidae) at 25 °C in the laboratory. Entomophaga 34:275–287

Tuda M, Ronn J, Buranapanichpan S, Wasano N, Arnqvist G (2006) Evolutionary diversification of the bean beetle genus Callosobruchus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): traits associated with stored-product pest status. Mol Ecol 15:3541–3551Momen FM, Abdel-Khalek A (2009a) Juvenile survival and development of Typhlodromips swirskii, Euseius scutalis and Typhlodromus athiasae (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeding on con-and heterospecific immatures. Acta Phytopathol Entomol Hung 44:167–176

Phytoseiulus persimilis is the most effective Spider Mite predator if applied in the optimum conditions. The predators are supplied in shaker bottles, and should be sprinkled over your infested plants, ideally on areas rife with Spider Mite activity. When A. swirskii fed solely on T. urticae/combined prey, a significant difference was observed in its predation rate ( F 6,161 = 3799.15, P = 0.000). When A. swirskii fed solely on IG-prey, the total and daily rate of predation were significantly higher on N. californicus (Table 3). Amblyseius swirskii consumed more T. urticae in total than those fed on a mixed diet. Providing of T. urticae significantly decreased the predation of IG-prey (Table 3). Amblyseius swirskii consumed significantly a higher number of IG-prey N. barkeri/ N. californicus than when mixed with T. urticae (case of 20 T. urticae + 20 IG-prey) than in (case of 10 T. urticae + 10 IG-prey). Amblyseius swirskii consumed up to 1.62, 1.79, and 1.41, 1.73 T. urticae for every 1 N. barkeri and N. californicus when fed on both prey sources. Mujica N, Whu M (2020) Biological control in Peru. In: van Lenteren JC, Bueno VHP, Luna MG, Colmenarez YC (eds) Biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. CABI International, Wallingford, pp 369–389 Avoid the application of broad-spectrum, persistent insecticides and miticides for all pests because they are toxic to natural enemies.

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Fasulo TR (2019) Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) (Arachnida: Acari: Tarsonemidae). Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida. https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/broad_mite.htm. Accessed 6 Dec 2019

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Kondo T, Manzano MR, Cotes AM (2020) Biological control in Colombia. In: van Lenteren JC, Bueno VHP, Luna MG, Colmenarez YC (eds) Biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean. CABI International, Wallingford, pp 124–161 Fischer K, Fiedler K (2000) Sex-related differences in reaction norms in the butterfly Lycaena tityrus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Oikos 90:372–380 Newly emerged female of each species and one male were transferred onto rearing leaf disk with excess of food and left to mate. The male was removed, and the female transferred to fresh leaf disk and left 24 h without food to guarantee that all females had been starved for an equal period of time. Each experiment consisted of 24 mated females on individual disks supplied with a specific prey species. Intraguild predation test Infestations of Spider Mite will generally result in leaves turning yellow, as the chlorophyll is removed from the leaf. The appearance of the plants is ruined with the yellowing of leaves, but more significantly, in severe cases the loss of chlorophyll can kill plants completely. San PP, Tuda M, Nakahira K, Takagi M (2020) Optimal rearing medium for the population growth of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Egypt J Biol Pest Control 30:130