Actually, I want to rear the predatory mites of Oligonychous afrasiaticus under laboratory conditions. I will highly appreciate it, If anybody has any idea regarding rearing of predatory mites on an artificial diet.
First find out the targeted predatory mite is fecultative or obligative . If it is fecultative you can try to rear it on pollen ( castor) and if it is obligative your need to do on host mites of even you can try on dust mites ....
Hi, to rear soil predatory mites (if it's the case for your species), you can have a look at how they do for Hypoaspis aculeifer (OECD 226, 2008). However, you may have to find appropriate preys...