Project Detail

Project Number

US4E

Project Leader

K. L. Pringle

Institution

Stellenbosch University

Team Members

-

Student(s)

-

Date Started

January, 1991

Date Completed

December, 2005

Identification of predatory mites

Executive Summary

Predatory mites in the family Phytoseiidae were identified from a wide variety of plants and localities for a 14 year period. This enabled us to identify changes in the species complex. The most notable were the appearance of Neoseiulus californicus during the 1994/95 season, the disappearance of Phytoseiulus persimilis from the Elgin are during the 1995/96 season and the appearance of an undescribed species of Typhlodromus during the 2003/04 season.

For Final Report, please contact:

anita@hortgro.co.za