Provided are a microorganism-controlling agent that exerts excellent microorganism-controlling actions, in particular, an antibacterial action, an algicidal action and an action of preventing biofilm formation and yet shows suppressed metal elution, a miticidal composition that exerts an excellent action of suppressing the infestation and growth of mites, a mite-controlling material and a mite-controlling method. The microorganism-controlling agent according to the present invention contains platinum particles and particles of a metal other than platinum. In the microorganism-controlling agent, the platinum particles and the metal particles may be carried on a support. The microorganism-controlling agent exerts an excellent antibacterial action and shows suppressed metal elution. The miticidal composition according to the present invention contains platinum particles and particles of a metal other than platinum. The miticidal composition exerts an excellent action of suppressing the infestation and growth of mites.本發明提供一種微生物防治劑,其在微生物防治性能,特別是抗菌性能、防藻性能或生物膜形成抑制性能上優異,且可抑制金屬溶出,以及提供一種在抑制蟎的發生與增加之性能上優異的殺蟎組成物、防蟎構件和防蟎方法。 本發明的微生物防治劑包含鉑粒子,以及鉑以外之金屬粒子。另外,上述微生物防治劑亦可是鉑粒子以及前述金屬粒子載持在基材者。上述微生物防治劑之抗菌性能優異,而且亦可抑制金屬的溶出。本發明的殺蟎組成物包含鉑粒子,以及鉑以外之金屬粒子。上述殺蟎組成物在抑制蟎的發生與增加之性能上是優異的。