Abstract
Abstract Floracarus perrepae Knihinicki & Boczek (Acariformes: Eriophyidae) is a gall-forming mite that is used as a biological control agent for the invasive weed Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R.Br. (Lygodiaceae). The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Invasive Plant Research Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has mass reared and released over 49 million mites since 2014. Recently, a predatory mite has been observed in the mass-rearing and release colony. Preliminary field studies have revealed that the predatory mite is found within F. perrepae galls throughout south Florida. Molecular analysis was conducted and identified the predatory mite as Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers (Acari: Phytoseiidae).
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