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At present, no commercialized beneficial organism has proven to be an effective biological control agent of the pest. As there is a strong need to develop alternatives to synthetic insecticides, we assessed the efficacy of an iolinid mite, <jats:italic>Pronematus ubiquitus<\/jats:italic>, as a preventive method against <jats:italic>A. lycopersici<\/jats:italic> in comparison with a curative treatment in a replicated experiment in the greenhouse.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After pre\u2010establishment of <jats:italic>P. ubiquitus<\/jats:italic> supplied with cattail pollen, followed by infestation of <jats:italic>A. lycopersici<\/jats:italic>, the predator was able to reduce pest populations by 98% as compared with control plants. Probably due to lack of food and high temperature, the number of <jats:italic>P. ubiquitus<\/jats:italic> decreased during the season and so the Eriophyid population rose, along with crop damage. The sulphur treatment could stop the progress of <jats:italic>A. lycopersici<\/jats:italic>, but their population levels remained high.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:italic>Pronematus ubiquitus<\/jats:italic> has great potential to prevent the establishment of the tomato russet mite. Even if a curative treatment affects the pest mite, the use of a preventive method is preferable as such insecticides\/acaricides are harmful for beneficials and are applied after symptom appearance, when the pest pressure is already high. 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