File name: dispersal_colonisers.xlsx Variables: 1. species- mite species: WCM - wheat curl mite MT-1 (Aceria tosichella); CRM - cereal rust mite complex 2 (Abacarus hystrix) 2. dispersal- the mode of dispersal: aerial - passive dispersal with the wind; ambulatory - active dispersal, i.e. walking 3. N- the source population size, i.e. total no. of individuals, which were exposed to dispersal 4. C- the number of colonisers i.e. the no. of individuals on the target plant after 14 days of incubation File name: dispersal_settlers.xlsx 1. species- mite species: WCM - wheat curl mite MT-1 (Aceria tosichella); CRM - cereal rust mite complex 2 (Abacarus hystrix) 2. dispersal- the mode of dispersal: aerial - passive dispersal with the wind; ambulatory - active dispersal, i.e. walking 3. N- the source population size, i.e. total no. of individuals, which were exposed to dispersal 4. S- the number of settlers, i.e. no. of individuals that reached the target plants

The study was supported by National Science Centre Poland (NSC) grant no. 2019/35/N/NZ8/02639 to AM. AS was involved in this work while supported by the (NSC) grant 2016/21/B/NZ8/00786. NSC funded the scholarship no. 2018/28/T/NZ8/00060 to AM and scholarship no. 2019/32/T/NZ8/00151 to AL. AL was funded by Adam Mickiewicz University Foundation. AM & AL scholarships were founded by European Social Funds POWR.03.02.00–00–I006/17. The funding institutions did not participate in the design or analyses of experiments. All experiments performed complied with the current laws of Poland and UE.