Coccinellidae as predators of mites: Stethorini in biological control

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Aphidophagy by Coccinellidae: Application of biological control in agroecosystems (2009, background): “…aphid populations may also rely on species targeted by the Bt crop (e.g., lepidopteran eggs or larvae; Evans, 2009), or prey that contain large amounts of Bt toxin (e.g., mites Dutton et al., 2002; Biddinger et al., 2009), or altered crop-based non-prey foods including pollen (Lundgren, 2009).”
Bt maize expressing Cry3Bb1 does not harm the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, or its ladybird beetle predator, Stethorus punctillum (2010, background): “The species occurs in maize (De la Poza et al., 2005; Obrist et al., 2006a) and is a specialist predator of tetranychid mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) (Putman, 1955; Rott and Ponsonby, 2000; Biddinger et al., 2009).”
Scale insects, mealybugs, whiteflies and psyllids (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha) as prey of ladybirds (2009, background): “Coccinellidae feed on a wide variety of prey species (Hodek, 1996), e.g. mites (Biddinger et al., 2009), aphids (Obrycki et al., 2009), Coleoptera and Lepidoptera (Evans, 2009), and non-prey food (Lundgren, 2009; Sutherland and Parrella, 2009).”
Coccinellids in Biological Control (2012, unknown): “Small ladybeetles of the genus Stethorus are specialized predators of phytophagous mites that can be important in biological control of tetranychid pests on a wide range of fruit crops (Biddinger et al. 2009 ).”