Phytoseiulus persimilis
larvae do not eat. They develop quickly to protonymph and then start to feed on spider mites. The quantity of prey consumed depends on the predator and [...] per day. Because the development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice that of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases rapidly, and [...] the absence of spider mites and predatory mites will become cannibalistic. If new hot spots of spider mites appear, it may be necessary to reintroduce