''Phytoseiulus'' is a genus of
mite
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...
s in the
Phytoseiidae
The Phytoseiidae are a family of mites which feed on thrips and other mite species. They are often used as a biological control agent for managing mite pests. Because of their usefulness as biological control agents, interest in Phytoseiidae has ...
family.
The species ''
Phytoseiulus persimilis'' is a predatory mite, and is used for
biological control
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals or plants by using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or o ...
of
two-spotted spider mites.
Species
The genus ''Phytoseiulus'' contains these species:
* ''
Phytoseiulus fragariae''
Denmark & Schicha, 1983
* ''
Phytoseiulus longipes''
Evans, 1958
* ''
Phytoseiulus macropilis''
(Banks, 1904)
* ''
Phytoseiulus persimilis''
Athias-Henriot, 1957 ynonymy: ''Phytoseiulus riegeli'' Dosse, 1958; ''Phytoseiulus tardi'' (Lombardini, 1959)* ''
Phytoseiulus robertsi''
(Baker, 1990)
References
External links
*http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
*http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Phytoseiulus.php
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Phytoseiidae
Acari genera