Mesostigmata
Arctoseius magnanalis from the family of Ascidae
Predatory mites ( Gamasina, formerly gamasid ) are a group belonging within the mites ( Acari ) to superorder Parasitiformes.
Features
Predatory mites are mites like all the arachnids have four pairs of legs and original. The nymphal stages of predatory mites and in many species the number of legs is reduced, however. They usually have only three pairs of legs.
Use in biological pest control
As beneficial predatory mites are sometimes used specifically for pest control. This comes in organic farming and in organic viticulture, integrated viticulture and fruit growing on the application, since due to the limited chemical plant protection higher populations can be expected and the predatory mites can bring so the pests such as spider mites and Kräuselmilben under control.
In Austria currently under glass in vegetable crops and ornamental plants are also treated in the integrated plant production to a large extent with beneficial insects such as predatory mites. For predatory mites an authorization procedure for plant protection products in Austria, as in many other EU countries, mandatory, in order to place on the market as such these may.
In viticulture, the predatory mite Typhlodromus pyri is of great importance. She is in vineyards when performing a nützlingsschonenden pest management ( Integrated Production, Organic viticulture) sufficiently available and can suppress harmful mites so that no damage caused by these species or groups of species ( red spider, red spider mite, Kräuselmilben, smallpox mites, young Schildlauslarven or thrips ) on the economic damage threshold caused. Plant protection products are now tested for the damage to beneficial and then make appropriate recommendations are given.
System
Formerly called as subordination, today as cohort grouping is organized as follows. :
Under cohort Epicriiae
- Superfamily Epicrioidea Family Epicriidae (4 genera, 17 species)
- Zerconidae family (37 genera, 214 species)
- Family Coprozerconidae ( 1 species )
Under cohort Arctacariae
- Superfamily Arctacaroidea Family Arctacaridae (2 genera, 6 species)
Under cohort Parasitiae
- Superfamily Parasitoidea Parasitidae family (32 genera, 363 species)
Under cohort Dermanyssiae
- Superfamily Rhodacaroidea Ologamasidae family (36 genera, 236 species)
- Rhodacaridae family (18 genera, 63 species )
- Family Digamasellidae (5 genera, 170 species )
- Family Laelaptonyssidae (1 genus, 6 species)
- Family Teranyssidae ( 1 species )
- Family Halolaelapidae (6 genera, 56 species ) (formerly in the superfamily Ascoidea )
- Family Veigaiidae (4 genera, 59 species)
- Eviphididae family (15 genera, 78 species )
- Macrochelidae family (26 genera, 248 species)
- Pachylaelapidae family (18 genera, 86 species )
- Parholaspididae family (12 genera, 91 species )
- Ascidae family (39 genera, 558 species)
- Ameroseiidae family (10 genera, 64 species)
- Family Melicharidae
- Family Phytoseiidae (67 genera, 2000 species )
- Family Blattisociidae
- Family Otopheidomenidae (9 genera, 18 species )
- Family Podocinidae (7 genera, 25 species )
- Laelapidae family (134 genera, 746 species)
- Family Larvamimidae (1 genus, 4 species)
- Family Varroidae (1 genus, 5 species)
- Family Dermanyssidae (5 genera, 37 species )
- Iphiopsididae family (10 genera, 45 species ) (formerly known as subfamily in Laelapidae )
- Family Hystrichonyssidae ( 1 species )
- Macronyssidae family (26 genera, 127 species)
- Rhinonyssidae family (30 genera, 160 species )
- Spinturnicidae family (13 genera, 48 species)
- Family Spelaeorhynchidae (1 genus, 5 species)
- Family Halarachnidae (7 genera, 10 species)
- Family Entonyssidae (7 genera, 9 species )
- Family Ixodorhynchidae (8 genera, 12 species)
- Family Dasyponyssidae (2 genera, 2 species)
- Family Manitherionyssidae ( 1 species )