This ability to escape many insecticides makes them an ideal candidate for biological controls. IPM of Alaska sells several species of Biological Controls for thrips, including Orius minute pirate bugs, A. cucumeris predatory mites and A. degenerans predatory mites. Hypoaspis miles, soil dwelling mites is also reputed to feed to feed on thrips pupae on the soil surface. Fungus Gnats Fungus gnats are effectively controlled using nematodes , and Hypoaspis soil dwelling mites. We supply cost effective quantities of nematodes in boxes of 50 million that can be watered in to the soil through existing watering sytems.
Hypoaspis miles is an effecient predator of fungus gnat larvae.
They are supplied in liter bottles in sterilized peat moss or vermiculite to cushion them in transit. Complete release instructions and application rates included with each shipment. Spider Mites Predatory Mites for the control of spider mites in greenhouses are one of the most effective biological controls available from IPM of Alaska. The P. persimilis mite can completely eliminate spider mites under ideal conditions.