Biocontrol for Spider Mites
April 24, 2020
without the use of harsh chemicals. In the mid 1960's, Koppert released the first predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis , for the control of spider mites [...] capable of destroying plants very rapidly. Additionally, the widespread use of chemical control agents has resulted in the spider mite developing resistance [...] and as the chlorophyll is removed, the leaf, and eventually the whole plant, may die. Nymphs and adults of spider mites produce webbing in which the mites