ASTM E2198-02

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.

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.