Macrocheles robustulus
is also a soil-dwelling predatory mite, controlling eggs and larvae of flies , thrips pupae, nematodes and other soil living pests, which can be found [...] thrips pupae and other soil-dwelling insects. The mites appear in and on the soil and at the base of plant stems. Feeding behaviour of Macrocheles robustulus [...] deutonymph, and adult. Adult mites are 0.6-0.8 mm long, oval shaped and pale white with a brown oval dorsal shield and brown legs. The larvae are white. Protonymphs