This specification covers information on and two test methods for quantification of commercial shipments of the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acarina: Phytoseiidae), predator of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch. The two test methods shall be: test method A— determining the number of P. persimilis per container supplied on a bulk container and test method B— determining the number of live P. persimilis per container supplied on bean leaves.

1.1 This specification covers information on and two test methods for quantification of commercial shipments of the predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot ( Acarina:Phytoseiidae), predator of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch.