Biological pest control in greenhouse crops is usually based on periodical releases of mass-
produced natural enemies, and this method has been successfully applied for decades …

Repeated mass introductions of natural enemies have been widely used as a biological
control strategy in greenhouse systems when the resident population of natural enemies is …

ABSTRACT A new classification of lifestyles of phytoseiid mites is proposed based on the
findings and suggestions from many studies conducted in the fifteen years since the …

Supplemental food sources to support natural enemies in crops are increasingly being
tested and used. This is particularly interesting for generalist predators that can reproduce …

Although phytoseiids are best known as predators of phytophagous mites and other small
arthropods, several species can also feed and reproduce on pollen. In laboratory assays, we …

Supply of alternative food is generally thought to enhance the performance of generalist
predatory mites. The effects of three different pollens (maize, date palm, and bee-collected …

Abstract Neoseiulus californicus (McGregor)(Mesostigmata: Phytoseiidae) is considered a
specialized predator of spider mites and has mainly been used to control Tetranychus …

Sex determination in the silkworm, Bombyx mori, is based on Feminizer (Fem), a W-linked
Fem piRNA that triggers female development in WZ individuals, and the Z-linked …

Plant pollen is an important alternative food for generalist phytoseiid mites ensuring survival
and supporting population build-up during periods of prey scarcity. However, in the short …

The soil-dwelling predatory mites Gaeolaelaps aculeifer and Stratiolaelaps scimitus
(Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) are important biocontrol agents of several pests (Astigmata …