Duck-Oung Jung

A simple pouch-based system for the low-cost, on-farm rearing of Neoseiulus californicus and its field efficacy against Tetranychus urticae.

BACKGROUND The two-spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) is a major pest in protected cropping systems, causing substantial economic losses in high-value crops, including strawberry and oriental melon. Although biological control using predatory mites, particularly Neoseiulus californicus, is widely used, its large...