Spider mites Tetranychus urticae, Tetranychus macfarlanei and Oligonychus biharensis are considered to be highly polyphagous in nature and causes severe damage to a wide range of plants around the world. Amblyseius paraaerialis is an efficient phytoseiid predator of spider mites with a potential to survive on both natural and alternative diets. Evaluation of predatory potential and prey stage preference provides valuable information on the efficacy of the predatory species in controlling mite population. Feeding experiments were conducted on mulberry leaf discs under the laboratory conditions of 30 ± 2 °C and 70 ± 5% relative humidity (RH). After 24 h of feeding experiment, the adult female predator exhibited a significant preference in feeding towards the eggs of T. macfarlanei (42.6%) and the larval stages of T. urticae (46%) and O. biharensis (25.3%). The mass rearing possibilities of A. paraaerialis was tested by tracking and comparing the developmental duration of individual life stages on varied food sources like, honey, castor (Ricinus communis) pollen, honey-pollen mixture and mixed life stages of T. urticae. The predator was failed to complete its development on honey and pollen when supplied separately. However it was successfully developed on honey-pollen mixture and mixed life stages of T. urticae. The developmental studies unravelled a shortest developmental duration and an extended adult longevity and lifespan of A. paraaerialis when reared on the alternative diet, thus opened up the mass rearing possibility of the predatory species under laboratory conditions.

叶螨二斑叶螨、麦克法兰叶螨和比哈雷少爪螨被认为是高度杂食性的，对世界各地的多种植物造成严重损害。Amblyseius paraaerialis是一种有效的叶螨植绥捕食者，具有在天然和替代饮食中生存的潜力。捕食潜力和猎物阶段偏好的评估为捕食物种在控制螨种群方面的功效提供了有价值的信息。在30±2℃和70±5％相对湿度（RH）的实验室条件下，在桑叶盘上进行喂养实验。经过24小时的摄食实验，成年雌性捕食者表现出对麦克法兰玳瑁卵（42.6%）、二斑玳瑁（46%）和比哈雷玳瑁（25.3%）幼虫期的显着偏好。通过跟踪和比较不同食物来源（如蜂蜜、蓖麻花粉、蜂蜜花粉混合物和二斑绦虫的混合生命阶段）的个体生命阶段的发育持续时间，测试了A. paraaerialis的大规模饲养可能性。当蜂蜜和花粉分开供应时，捕食者未能完成其发育。然而，它在蜜花粉混合物和二斑叶螨混合生命阶段上得到了成功开发。发育研究揭示了当采用替代饮食饲养时，A. paraaerialis的发育持续时间最短，成年寿命和寿命延长，从而开启了在实验室条件下大规模饲养捕食性物种的可能性。