Occurrence of psocids and natural predators on organic rice in Calasparra (Murcia, Spain)

Five Psocoptera species: Lepinotus reticulatus, Liposcelis entomophila, Liposcelis mendax, Liposcelis bostrychophila and Liposcelis paeta were identified on organic paddy stored in south-east Spain. The main natural predator associated with the psocids in the study area was the pseudoscorpion Withius piger, reported for the first time within the Iberian Peninsula.