Predatory Mites Whitepaper
the
temperature is below 8°C for a longer time,
A. swirskii will die.
Control of thrips
• N. cucumeris, A. swirskii and A. andersoni
predate about the same [...] spider mites
than the generalists.
• N. cucumeris, A. swirskii, A. limonicus,
T. montdorensis and A.andersoni are not very
good at predating two-spotted [...] population of
A. swirskii grows much faster than N. cucumeris
(greater numerical response).
• In contrast to the other thrips-predating
phytoseiids, A. limonicus