PHYTOSIDIDE PREDATOR MITE RELEASE SYSTEM, PROCESS TO PRODUCE A PHYTOSIDIDE PREDATOR Mite RELEASE SYSTEM, AND CROP PROTECTION METHOD

摘要

phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system, process for producing a phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system, and method for crop protection The present invention generally relates to the field of biological crop protection by the use of phytoseiid predatory mites. more particularly, the present invention relates to a system for releasing a phytoseiid predatory mite in a crop and to new uses of host mites in that phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system. The phytoseiid predatory mite releasing system according to the invention and uses according to the invention are characterized by the selection of a host mite species having an intrinsic growth rate (rm) 0.28.