Macrocheles robustulus
larvae The predatory mites feed on larvae of sciarid flies , thrips pupae and other soil-dwelling insects. The mites appear in and on the soil and at the [...] controlling eggs and larvae of flies , thrips pupae, nematodes and other soil living pests, which can be found in high numbers in greenhouses in soil which has [...] through the following stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged protonymph and deutonymph, and adult. Adult mites are 0.6-0.8 mm long, oval shaped and pale