Plates of the Twospotted Spider Mite
and Predator (Phytoseiulus persimilis )

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(Figure 1)
Eggs (lower portion) and male (upper portion) of the twospotted spider mite.

(Figure 7)
Eggs of P. persimilis.

(Figure 2)
Eggs and larva of the twospotted spider mite (on left) and egg of P. persimilis (right).

(Figure 8)
Egg of the twospotted spider mite (left) and egg of P. persimilis (right).

(Figure 3)
Quiescent nymphs of the twospotted spider mite.

(Figure 9)
Larva of P. persimilis.

(Figure 4)
Deutonymph (left) and mature female (right) of the twospotted spider mite.

(Figure 10)
Adult of P. Persimilis.

(Figure 5)
Male twospotted spider mite "guarding" quiescent female deutonymph.

(Figure 11)
Adult of P. Persimilis feeding on eggs on twospotted spider mite.

(Figure 6)
Mature female/Twospotted spider mite.

(Figure 12)
Adult of P. Persimilis feeding on immature twospotted spider mite.

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