"Bindweed mites have the potential to aid in suppression or control of field bindweed in many arid regions, and under many plant management regimes. It can be useful in wild-land settings, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas, landscape plantings, and other areas. The best results will be obtained with active management by mowing the bindweed which moves the mites around and stimulates new growth for the mites to feed on. Bindweed mites survive better in drier settings. Their impact in sprinkler irrigated settings, especially lawns, will probably be less than in non-irrigated sites.
Bindweed mites spend the winter on the underground buds of bindweed rhizomes.... they have successfully overwintered in the harsh environments of Canada.... It will take a year or more for infested plants to die. Control of bindweed over a large area can take years... be patient."
EXCERPTED FROM Managing Field Bindweed with the Bindweed Mite
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