Our shadows of shed life sustain multitudes. Some of the real monsters of the mite world live in soil, where one can find predatory mites armed with a medieval arsenal of mouthparts. Some have ...

the western predatory mite. They can hunt down and consume spider mites without causing harm to your cucumber plants. They ...

Mites can have both positive and negative effects economically. Some parasitic species can cause serious losses in food production, while predatory mites have been successfully used to target pests in ...

Spider mites can also cover plants in webbing which the mites use to travel around the plants and to protect eggs from predators and from drying out. While this webbing will not cause physical damage, ...

To combat spider mite infestations, rose enthusiasts have found success through the introduction of predatory insects, the ...

A systematic review of the genera and species currently classified in the family Penthaleidae is in preparation. Planned projects concern the higher classification of eupodoids and systematic studies ...