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Predatory Mite, Amblyseius swirskii is an excellent biological control agent and has been used in controlling tiny pests such as whiteflies, thrips and spider mites that cause a serious damage to many economically important crops grown both in the greenhouses and fields.

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– Effective against the following pests

Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri

Broad mites, Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Chilli thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis

Greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

Western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

Tomato russet mite, Aculops lycopersici

Twospotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae

+ Key factors for Predatory Mite, Amblyseius swirskii effectiveness

Amblyseius swirskii are natural predators of insect pests.

Amblyseius swirskii are considered as the warm adapted predatory mites because the optimum temperature required for their normal reproduction and development is between 20°C (68°F) and 29°C (84.2°F).

Because of their warm adaptation capacity, these predatory mites are considered as the ideal biological control agents for controlling whiteflies, thrips or pest mites in the US greenhouses where temperatures often exceed 25°C during summer.

These mites become sluggish under cooler temperatures but they can become active again when temperature rise.

However, these mites do not survive under really cold and frosty conditions.

In addition, A. swirskii do not undergo diapause due to short day-lengths or low temperatures therefore, they can be used target pests late in the fall and in the winter on indoor plants.

+ How Amblyseius swirskiia mites work in the greenhouses or fields

Amblyseius swirskiia are known to feed voraciously on their hosts including spider mites, thrips and whiteflies.

After application in the greenhouses or fields, predatory Amblyseius swirskiia starts munching on their hosts.

Each adult mite can consume 5 larvae of thirps or 15 larvae of whiteflies or 10 eggs of whiteflies per day.

These mites also consume spider mites, one of the most important pests greenhouse and field crops.

While feeding, mites develop and reproduce rapidly.

Under favorable environmental conditions and if there is enough food around, these mite can recycle continuously (do not need to apply again and again) and help to keep the pest population under economic threshold level.

+ Why you need them

they can reduce the crop damage by feeding on crop pests responsible for the damage

they can munch on different stages hosts including eggs and larvae of whiteflies and immature thrips

they are able to actively search for their hosts and feed on them

they can reproduce and continue their life cycle on the foliage after first application

they are commercially available and easy to apply in the greenhouses or fields

+ Why predatory mites are safer than traditional pesticides

they do not damage plants

can be used and applied around children and pets

do not cause any harm to the personnel involved in their production and application

food products are safe to handle and eat when they are treated with mites

they do not harm humans, animals and pollute the environment

+ Research Papers

de Almeida, A.A. and Janssen, A. 2013. Juvenile prey induce antipredator behaviour in adult predators. Experimental and Applied Acarology 59: 275- 282.

Dogramaci, M., Arthurs, S.P., Chen, J.J., McKenzie, C., Irrizary, F. and Osborne, L. 2011. Management of chilli thrips Scirtothrips dorsalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) on peppers by Amblyseius swirskiia (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Orius insidiosus (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae). Biological Control 59: 340-347.

Hoogerbrugge, H., Calvo, J., Houten, Y. and Bolckmans, K., 2005. Biological control of the tobacco whitefly Bemisia tabaci with the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskiia in sweet pepper crops. Bulletin OILB SROP 28, 119–122.

Juan-Blasco, M., Qureshi, J.A., Urbaneja, A. and Stansly, P.A. 2012. Predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskiia (Acari: Phytoseiidae), for biological control of Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae). Florida Entomologist 95: 543-551.

Kutuk, H., Yigit, A., Canhilal, R. and Karacaoglu, M. 2011. Control of western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) with Amblyseius swirskiia on greenhouse pepper in heated and unheated plastic tunnels in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. African Journal of Agricultural Research 6: 5428-5433.

Onzo, A., Houedokoho, A.F. and Hanna, R. 2012. Potential of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskiia to suppress the broad mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus on the gboma eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon. Journal of Insect Science 12 Article Number: 7.

Park, H.H., Shipp, L., Buitenhuis, R. and Ahn, J.J. 2011. Life history parameters of a commercially available Amblyseius swirskiia (Acari: Phytoseiidae) fed on cattail (Typha latifolia) pollen and tomato russet mite (Aculops lycopersici). Journal of Asia-pacific Entomology 14: 497-501.

Xiao, Y.F., Avery, P., Chen, J.J., McKenzie, C. and Osborne, L. 2012. Ornamental pepper as banker plants for establishment of Amblyseius swirskiia (Acari: Phytoseiidae) for biological control of multiple pests in greenhouse vegetable production. Biological Control 63: 279-286.

Xu, X. and Enkegaard, A. 2010. Prey preference of the predatory mite, Amblyseius swirskiia between first instar western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and nymphs of the twospotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae. Journal of Insect Science 10:149.

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