Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus fallacis for control of spider mites

Predatory Mite, Neoseiulus fallacis is a very effective predator in controlling different species of pests mites especially red spider mites also known as two-spotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae and European red mites that cause a serious damage to many economically important crops and fruits grown in the greenhouses and/or fields. Depending upon their prey, the adults of predatory mite, Neoseiulus fallacis are red to brown in color. Adult Neoseiulus fallacis mites are pear-shaped with four pairs of legs. Females of Neoseiulus fallacis generally lay over 60 pear-shaped eggs on the underside of leaves. These eggs hatch into tiny transparent non-feeding larvae with six legs. These larvae then develop through two successive developmental stages that termed as protonymphal and deutonymphal stages and then into adult stages. Both these immature nymphal stages resemble to their parents. These two nymphal stages and adults are voracious feeders of pest mites. The optimum temperature for