Allothrombium (genus - predators/parasites)

Trombidiidae • predatory mites • beneficials/natural enemies

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Allothrombium mitchelli (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): William M. Ciesla, Forest Health Management International
Source: IPM Images

Allothrombium (predators/parasites) Berlese, 1903

This genus has a world-wide distribution and includes around 10 species of mites. They are ectoparasites of aphids in their larval stages but predators of spider mites, scales and other arthropods in their adult life. For example, Allothrombium pulvinum is regarded as a natural enemy of pest arthropods in several countries.

Type species: Allothrombium fuliginosum

Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:

• Allothrombium mitchelli (predator/parasite)
• Allothrombium pulvinum (predator/parasite)