Feltiella (genus - predators)
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Feltiella (predators) Rübsaamen, 1910
This genus contains around 10 species of predatory midges that feed as larvae on spider mites while the adults feed on nectar and pollen. Feltiella acarisuga is commercially available in some countries for spider mite control in green houses. It is effective, for example, against Tetranychus urticae or T. kanzawai
Type species: Feltiella acarisuga
Currently, the following species have been entered into the system:
