Phytoseiulus persimilis
should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction as soon as the first pest mites are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically [...] many crops worldwide, mainly in greenhouses, but also in outdoor crops such as strawberries. This predatory mite was the first biological control agent used [...] When moving, the mites stir their first pair of legs up and down in the air as these legs bear sensory organs to register volatiles emitted by damaged plants