Mite species, ( I made the actual list of mites blue so it's easily skipped )

Neoseiulus fallacis : These mites, like tiny spiders, eight legs and all, are voracious predators of several pestiferous spider mite species

N. fallacis can prevent and control, as said above, a number pest mites in a multitude of conditions. Some of the species they can impact include: the two-spotted mite (Tetranychus urticae); the carmine red mite (T. cinnabarinus); a two-spotted mite relative (T. evansi); the European red mite (Panonychus ulmi); the citrus red mite (P. citri); the southern red mite (Oligonychus ilicis); the Brevipalpus citrus mites (Brevipalpus californicus, B. phoenicis and B. obovatus); the six-spotted mite (Eotetranychus sexmaculatus); the Texas citrus mite (Eutetrannychus banksi); the tumid spider mite (T. tumidus); the Pacific mite (T. pacificus); and, perhaps, the Phalanopsis mite (Tenuipalus pacificus). Moreover, these predators may offer some control of the privet mite (B. obovatus), cyclamen mites (Phtyodromus =Steneotarsonemus pallidus), broad mites (Polyphagotarsenomus =Hemitarsonemus latus) and tomato russet mites (Aculops lycopersici), and other species. These mites also consume pollen â?? they can live on it!

Life and climate: The life-span of these predators is roughly 8 days in their immature stages, then around 1 month as adults. The conditions for optimum performance will be between 50-80°F with a relative humidity of between 60-90%. But these are optimum conditions, and not necessarily a prerequisite of successful implementation. Please note, however, considerably cooler and warmer temperatures will hamper reproduction and development a certain degree.

These mites will feed at temperatures as low as 35°F and as high as 100°F. However, at the low-end of the scale (less than 50°F), they wonâ??t reproduce, and at the high-end they need very humid conditions to work with any efficiency.

My issue with these is they too are a spider(risking webs again), AND they too are hard to kill.

Phytoseiulus persimilis : These mites, like tiny spiders, eight legs and all, are voracious predators of most of the spider mite pest Tetranychus spp.

These guys turn on each other when the food runs out! Thus eating each other until you have NO mites!

Life-style :
The tiny 0.5 mm. hunter-orange female mites lay eggs amongst spider mite concentrations and their webbing (which is produced by the two-spotted mite), if present. They can lay up to 60 eggs! They hatch into minuscule larvae which develop into nymphal forms before reaching adulthood. These, too, are fierce predators, consuming many spider mites eggs and young.

The life-span of these predators is roughly 8 days in their immature stages, then around 36 days as adults. The conditions for optimum performance will be between 70-85°F (extended to 60-90°F) with a relative humidity of between 60-90%. But these are optimum conditions, and not necessarily a prerequisite of successful implementation. Please note, however, cooler temperatures will hamper reproduction and development a certain degree.

These look like the bomb bug! Sprinkle them around, they eat all other bugs AND the eggs. Then they eat each other until your bug free!

These say they do not make webs but DO use the spidermite webs for their own eggs!
Vancefish Reviewed by Vancefish on . Which predatory mites? Howdy all, So I'm officially two weeks into flower today. However last Saturday I woke to spider mites on one of my plants! I rushed it through emergency treatment (cold rinse, mild plant safe soapy wash, Hot shots bug strip, MASS CO2 for 3 hours and,... Neem oil). This morning I did my normal hour inspection for mites on the flowering plants, just to see one mite(first sence treatment). Today is the final day I can spray Neem oil. So I've been thinking predatory mites to safeguard Rating: 5