The maintained at 25 ± 2 °C plants without any exposure to any pesticides until they
were used in experiments. The fresh un-infested kidney bean plants
bearing three or four leaves were placed between the bean plants
infested with two-spotted spider mites for 24 to 48 h. During this time,
adults would move on to the un-infested plants, and the mites moved
to fresh bean leaves were used in subsequent experiments