Predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis for spider mite control

Predatory Mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis 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 that cause a serious damage to many economically important crops and fruits grown in the greenhouses and/or fields. Adults of predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis are orange in color. Females of Phytoseiulus persimilis generally lay about 60-80 oval shaped eggs amongst the colonies of pest mites. These eggs hatch into tiny non-feeding larvae with six legs. These larvae then develop through two developmental stages that termed as protonymphal and deutonymphal stages. Both these immature nymphal stages resemble to their parents. These two nymphal stages and adults are voracious feeders of pest mites. Depending upon the temperature, the development of these predatory mites varies between 5 and 25 days at 30 and 15°C (86-59°F), respectively. Facts (show all) - Effective against the