Mite composition comprising <i>Glycyphagidae </i>and <i>phytoseiid </i>mites, use thereof, method for rearing a <i>phytoseiid </i>predatory mite, rearing system for rearing said <i>phytoseiid </i>predatory mite and methods for biological pest control on a crop

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel mite composition comprising a population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species and a factitious host population comprising a species selected from the Glycyphagidae, which may be employed for rearing said phytoseiid predatory mite species or for releasing the phytoseiid predatory mite species in a crop. According to further aspects the invention relates to a method for rearing a phytoseiid predatory mite species, to the use of the mite composition and to a method for biological pest control in a crop, which employ the mite composition.

主权项

1. A composition comprising:
a rearing population of a phytoseiid predatory mite species selected from the group consisting of the subfamily of the Ablyseiinae and the subfamily of the Typhlodrominae, wherein mites from the subfamily of the Amblyseiinae are selected from the group consisting of a mite species from the genus Amblyseius, a mite species from the genus Euseius, the mite species Neoseiulus califomicus, the mite species Neoseiulus fallacis, a mite species from the genus Typhlodromalus, and a mite species from the genus Typhlodromips, a factitious host population that comprises at least one species selected from the family of the Glycyiphagidae, and optionally a carrier for individuals of said populations.