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spider mite predator midge |
Photo by Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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Taxonomy |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Order: |
Diptera |
| Family: |
Cecidomyiidae |
| Genus: |
Feltiella |
| Species: |
acarisuga |
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Scientific Name |
Feltiella acarisuga
(Vallot, 1827) |
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Introduction
Identification
Biology
As a biological control
Larvae of another gall midge, Feltiella acarisuga (=Therodiplosis persicae), are sometimes sold for control of twospotted spider mite.
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