Amblyseius californicus

Description

This predatory mite can survive on other mites and pollen and can also survive for several weeks without food. This species is less active than Phytoseiulus persimilis, feeding on approximately 10 mite eggs per day, but is more tolerant of starvation and food deprivation.
This species completes development in 8 days and has a lifespan of about 30 days. It lays approximately 64 eggs during its lifetime. Adults survive for about 20 days and the egg-laying period is about 14 days, laying an average of about 3 eggs per day.
This predatory mite is able to feed on 5 adult spider mites and a number of eggs and larvae per day.

This predator performs better than Phytoseiulus persimilis in places with high temperatures and high humidity changes. The activity range of this species is between 8-35 ° C. It has good resistance to toxins. It does not diapause.

Environmental conditions: The predatory mite Amblyseius californicus tolerates high temperatures and low humidity.