Feltiella acarisuga

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Taxonomy
DomainEukarya
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderDiptera
SuborderNematocera
InfraorderBibionomorpha
FamilyCecidomyiidae
SubfamilyCecidomyiinae
TribeLestodiplosini
GenusFeltiella
Scientific Name
Feltiella acarisuga
Common Name
predatory gall midge

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.

Commercial Suppliers

Company State Country
ARBICO Organics AZ USA
The Bug Factory, Ltd. BC Canada
Crop King OH USA
Great Lakes IPM, Inc. MI USA
Greenfire CA USA
The Green Spot Ltd. NH USA
International Technology Services, Inc. CO USA
IPM Laboratories, Inc. NY USA
Nature Insect Control (NIC) ON Canada
Natures Control OR USA
Park Seed Co. SC USA
Plant Products Co. Ltd. OH USA
Rincon-Vitova Insectaries, Inc. CA USA
Tip Top Bio-Control CA USA
Biobest Biological Systems ON Canada