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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata) » Dermanyssina » Phytoseioidea » Phytoseiidae
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Copyright © 2015 Susan Leach Snyder

Mites
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
December 17, 2014
Size: .5mm
This mite was collected in a leaf litter sample under a citrus tree in a cabbage palm/oak hammock.

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Contributed by Susan Leach Snyder on 21 January, 2015 - 7:21pm
Last updated 31 January, 2015 - 3:22pm

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Phytoseiidae
Good photos! This is a predatory mite of the family Phytoseiidae (Mesostigmata), a group best known as biocontrol agents of spiders mites. It's a bit odd that it was found on the ground, but perhaps it fell out of the citrus tree.

Cheers,
Heather
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Thank you so much for
the identification. I really appreciate the help.
… Susan Leach Snyder, 31 January, 2015 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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