Predatory-gall-midge

Guides

• Feltiella

  Feltiella is a genus of predatory gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) whose larvae feed on spider mites (Tetranychidae). The genus includes commercially important biological control agents, particularly F. acarisuga, which is mass-reared for augmentative biocontrol of tetranychid mites in greenhouse and agricultural systems. Larvae are voracious predators of spider mite eggs, with documented consumption rates exceeding 150 eggs per larva. Adults are short-lived and do not feed on prey.

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• Lestodiplosis

  Lestodiplosis is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. Species in this genus are predatory rather than plant-feeding, with at least one documented species, Lestodiplosis xylodiplosuga, preying on other gall midge larvae that inhabit freshly cut wood. These tiny flies are part of a complex ecological community associated with xylophilous (wood-dwelling) cecidomyiids in Europe and potentially North America.

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