This grower fact sheet on use of predatory mites for control of spinach crown mite control summarises the Vegetables NZ-ALT project and explains how the predator mites work as well as including practical recommendations for growers to follow when using predatory mites for pest control.
One of the key project learnings detailed in the fact sheet is that combining two commercially available biocontrol agents (BCAs)—Neoseiulus cucumeris on the foliage and Stratiolaelaps scimitus in the soil— delivers, dual-zone effective pest control.
