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Commercially used biological control agents
- Arachnida, Acarina
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Amblyseius barkeri  
Synonyms Amblyseius mckenziei, Neoseiulus barkeri
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Thysanoptera (Thrips tabaci, Frankliniella occidentalis), Tarsonemidae
Original distribution Europe
Distribution in EPPO Widespread
Date of first use 1981
EPPO countries where used Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia, Switzerland
Use Indoors

 

Amblyseius degenerans  
Synonym Iphiseius degenerans
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Thysanoptera
Original distribution Africa/Mediterranean
Distribution in EPPO Mediterranean
Date of first use 1993
EPPO countries where used Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK
Use Indoors

 

Cheyletus eruditus  
Family Cheyletidae
Main target pests Storage mites, spider (foliage) mites
Original distribution Indigenous
Distribution in EPPO Belgium, Netherlands
Date of first use 1985
EPPO countries where used Belgium, Czechia, France, Germany, Netherlands
Use Indoors
Additional remarks Cases of allergic reactions to farmers have been reported

 

Hypoaspis aculeifer  
Synonyms Geolaelaps aculeifer
Family Laelapidae
Main target pests Sciaridae, Rhizoglyphus echinopus
Original distribution Europe
Distribution in EPPO Widespread
Date of first use 1995
EPPO countries where used Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, UK
Use Indoors

 

Metaseiulus occidentalis  
Synonyms Galendromus occidentalis, Typhlodromus occidentalis
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Tetranychidae
Original distribution Nearctic
Distribution in EPPO ?
Date of first use 1991
EPPO countries where used Denmark, France, Greece, Guernsey, Jersey, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, UK
Use Indoors/outdoors

 

Neoseiulus californicus  
Synonyms Amblyseius californicus, Typhlodromus californicus, Amblyseius mungeri, Typhlodromus mungeri, Amblyseius chilensis, Typhlodromus marinus
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Tetranychidae
Original distribution Southern N. America/California, Mediterranean
Distribution in EPPO ?
Date of first use 1985
EPPO countries where used Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, UK (restricted under license)
Use Indoors/outdoors

 

Neoseiulus cucumeris  
Synonym Amblyseius cucumeris
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Thysanoptera (T. tabaci, F. occidentalis)
Original distribution Cosmopolitan
Distribution in EPPO Widespread (not present in Sweden, Finland, Norway)
Date of first use 1985
EPPO countries where used Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK
Use Indoors/outdoors

 

Phytoseiulus persimilis  
Synonyms Phytoseiulus riegeli, Phytoseiulus tardi
Family Phytoseiidae
Main target pests Tetranychidae (Tetranychus urticae)
Original distribution Mediterranean
Distribution in EPPO Southern Europe
Date of first use 1968
EPPO countries where used Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Lithuania, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, UK
Use Indoors/outdoors


Stratiolaelaps miles  
Synonyms Hypoaspis miles, Geolaelaps miles
Family Laelapidae
Main target pests Sciaridae, Rhizoglyphus echinopus
Original distribution Palaearctic
Distribution in EPPO Widespread
Date of first use 1994
EPPO countries where used Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Use Indoors

 

Typhlodromus pyri  
Family Phytoseiidae

Main target pests
Panonychus ulmi, Tetranychus urticae, Eriophyes vitis, Epitrimerus vitis
Original distribution Europe/Nearctic
Distribution in EPPO Widespread
Date of first use 1985
EPPO countries where used Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia
Use Outdoors

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