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Predaceous mites are not uncommon in bark beetle infestations (Stark and Borden 1965, Lindquist and Bedard 1961). The somewhat similar habitat of Hylobius pales (Hbst.) suggests the possibility that predaceous mites could also occur with this insect. One mite species, Histiogaster anops Griffiths, is known to associate with the pales weevil, but it is not predaceous (Davis 1961, Davis and Hunter 1963). In exploratory studies, we found additional mite species occurring with the pales weevil that possibly could be predaceous; therefore, an attempt was made to gather more information about these mites and their relationship to the weevil. |
