Natural enemies
Brown mites have many natural
enemies that limit their numbers in many landscapes and
gardens, especially when undisturbed by pesticide sprays.
Some of the most important are the predatory mites, including
the western
predatory mite and Phytoseiulus species.
Various insects are also important predators -- the brown
lacewing, the larvae and adults of the spider
mite destroyer lady beetle, and various general predators
such as green
lacewings, damsel bugs, assassin
bugs, bigeyed
bugs, minute
pirate bugs, soldier
beetles, ground
beetles, and spiders. | 
Brown
lacewing adult
Adult
spider mite destroyer
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