Guam - A Western Pacific Tropical Research Center scientist was awarded a $25,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services to introduce predatory mites to control plant-feeding mites on Guam.

Dr. Gadi Reddy, a chemical ecologist and entomologist at the University of Guam, will introduce a predatory mite to control mites that are feeding on various crops on Guam.