Avocado Mite kit  
Natural Control Of Persea Mite On Avocado
Trees And Plant Pests

The Persea mites are very  small, you cannot see the mites with your naked eye. A minimum of a 40 power lens must be used. 

Care and Handling

Please note mites MUST be released within 24 hours
of receipt to prevent mortality.

This is a living product should always be labeled with the date it was packed or shipped. This maintains their high quality and vitality. When picked up at your garden center they should have been kept cool or refrigerated and not exposed to direct sunlight but for no more than 24 hours.

ALWAYS USE THE PACKAGE - it would be difficult to maintain the product quality. The Avocado Mite kit  are shipped with the correct species of beneficial predator mites to provide control of the Persea mite pest indicated on your leaf samples. They are in ready to use containers labeled with the coverage area to make the selection process quite easy and hassle free. The application takes less than a few minutes and lasts for months. In most cases your plants will get the most effective season long pest control if you make 2 to 3 releases per year. The Avocado Mite kit  is not compatible with most insecticides. Many fungicides can be used and pose only minor problems. Contact your retailer or us for the latest test details on chemical compatibility.

The Avocado Mite kit  is intended to be used as preventative pest control against the pests on the label. If you have an established infestation of Persea mites you will require additional applications or increased amounts of predators;

Traps in general are not effective for monitoring Spider mite problems. You will find them useful for  monitoring the other wide array of pest problems that will affect your  Avocado tree. Our Garden Pest Sentry Traps. Traps make an excellent partner for monitoring the level of your pest infestation, but by themselves are not effective at controlling pests such as Loopers, Diamond Back Moth, and need to be combined with the organisms in this package. With that knowledge you can time your beneficial insect releases with maximum effectiveness. For flower and vegetable gardens. For fruit orchards place traps out just after bud break Place our insects traps out shortly after planting and monitor for pests. Then release your bio controls. Professional crop managers use traps as indicators for their bio control programs. Your production goals maybe lower, but your pest control practices should be just as strong, i.e. Grow Like A Pro.

Easy Application Of The Avocado Mite kit

SPIDER MITE VIALS; Predator mites are packaged in loose bran flake, corn grit or other “media”. Simply place the media into the release cups or deposit on the leaves of the plant. The predator mites will move into the foliage of the plant and begin hunting and eating the pest mites right away.

Please note mites MUST be released within 24 hours
of receipt to prevent mortality.

1) Take enclosed bags and staple or paper clip to lower foliage of the tree.

2) Gently roll vial and pop off lid, placing lid in one of the bags.

3) Disperse contents of vial into the bags.

4)Lastly place vial itself into the last bag.

5) After mites are released and into the tree you will still see the corn cob feed they are packed with inside the bags. You may take the bags down the following day.

The Persea mite colonies are living under the tiny spider webs that they make on the leaves of the tree. The small spider webs are the white or silver spots on the leaves. The white or silver spots will turn brown over time. The leaves will then fall to the ground in the late fall or spring Remember you will need to make 1 to 3 releases 3 to 4 months apart to get the best results.