Macrocheles robustulus
ed protonymph and deutonymph, and adult. Adult mites are 0.6-0.8 mm long, oval shaped and pale white with a brown oval dorsal shield and brown legs. The [...] larvae of sciarid flies , thrips pupae and other soil-dwelling insects. The mites appear in and on the soil and at the base of plant stems. Feeding behaviour [...] Protonymphs and deutonymph are pale white with a brown shield, more clearly visible with increasing size. The eggs are oval, about 0.3 x 0.2 mm in size and pearly