Chapter 5. Biological enemies of mites. Pages 75-90. In: Lee R. Jeppson, Hartford H. Keifer, Edward W. Baker. 1975. Mites Injurious to Economic Plants. University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 689 pages.

Keywords: natural biological control, pathogens are particularly active against hibernating mites particularly spider mites such as Tetranychus urticae, the European red mite, the citrus red mite Panonychus citri, the avocado red mite Oligonychus yothersi, the Texas citrus mite Eutetranychus banksi, the six-spotted mite Eotetranychus sexmaculatus, and the citrus red mite Phyllocoptruta oleivora, a non-inclusion virus disease is prevalent active in laboratory rearing colonies and in dense populations of citrus red mite, predatory mites in the family Phytoseiidae occur worldwide,

Predatory mites in the genera Amblyseius, Phytoseiulus, Typhlodromus, Zetzellia, Bdella, Anystus, Balaustium, life cycle, feeding habits, food requirements and sources, food availability and searching capacity.

Other predators: spiders, coccinellids, staphylyinids, neuropterans, chrysopids, coniopterygids, hemipterans, anthocorids, mirida, nabids, lygaeids, thysanopterans, dipterans.

Effects of chemical treatments on predators