This database compares pesticides currently registered in California for use to control web-spinning spider mites in walnuts based on their effects on Phytoseiids, which are the most common family of predatory mites that provide biological control of pest mites.This database is based on the paper, “Meta-analysis and review of pesticide non-target effects on phytoseiids, key biological control agents,” written by Schmidt-Jeffris, et al. in 2021.
