Phytoseiidae
Sign in to saveThe Phytoseiidae are a family of predatory 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 steadily increased over the past century. Public awareness of the biological control potential of invertebrates has been growing, though mainly in the US and Europe. In 1950, there were 34 known species. Today, there are 2,731 documented species organized in 90 genera and three subfamilies. thumb|thumbtime=6|A Phytoseiidae|predatory mite inve
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderMesostigmata
- FamilyPhytoseiidae
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The Phytoseiidae are a family of predatory 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 steadily increased over the past century. Public awareness of the biological control potential of invertebrates has been growing, though mainly in the US and Europe. In 1950, there were 34 known species. Today, there are 2,731 documented species organized in 90 genera and three subfamilies. thumb|thumbtime=6|A Phytoseiidae|predatory mite investigates a milkweed aphid on [[narrow-leaf milkweed. Two short segments repeated at one fourth speed.]]
==Subfamilies== The family Phytoseiidae contains these subfamilies: Amblyseiinae Muma, 1961 Phytoseiinae Berlese, 1916 Typhlodrominae Scheuten, 1857