This movie uses macro video material to show biocontrol in action in closeup at a milimetre scale. It uses the example of the pest Spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) and the predatory mite (Amblyseius swirskii) as a biocontrolagent. Shown are the danger of the spider mite with its fast reproduction and plant consumption versus the killing ability of the predatory mite. The challenge that the predatory mite cannot disperse on tomato plants is shown and linked to the importance of science in the search for solutions.

The video is made by Sophie Le Hesran and Pablo Moreno. The mites were filmed in cooperation with Urs Wyss.

The two movies about Biocontrol in Agriculture were made for the H2020 MSCA project BINGO (no 641456). BINGO stands for Breeding Invertebrates for Next Generation BioControl. More information about the BINGO project can be found at the project website: http://www.bingoitn.eu. For more information you can contact: [email protected]