Mesoseiulus longipes, Mite Predator

Preferred food: These predators will consume egg, nymph and adult stages of two-spotted spider mites and many others.

Shipment, biology and release: Use these beneficial mites with lower humidity (40% at 70 degrees F). M. longipes are effective in temperatures up to 100 degrees F, although a comparable increase in humidity is required. Apply these predators in warm greenhouses and interiorscapes with artificial lighting.

Release rates: indoors, 3/sq. ft. bi-weekly, 3-5 times; outdoors, 5,000-20,000/acre, bi-weekly, 3-4 times.

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Photo by Merritt Singleton, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Dept. of Entomology

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