go back Stigmaeid mites - Eryngiopus nr. nelsonensis

Stigmaeids are predatory mites which feed on a variety of prey. The feeding habits of this species are unknown but it is found amongst scale insect colonies on the bark of apple and pear trees, and may be feeding on these pests.

Eryngiopus
nr. nelsonensis
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