Preventing of Overwintering of Japanese Beetle (watch YouTube video) Currently, beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes (Photo 1) such as Heterorhabditis bacteriophora and…
both the nymphs and adults of mantids directly feed on many crop pests like aphids, beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, mites, crane flies, moths, butterflies and their immature stages like larvae, caterpillars, grubs and nymphs, these insects cannot produce future generations of insect pests
What are white-marked tussock moths? White-marked tussock moths (Orgyia leucostigma) are grayish in color and their larvae are about 1.5…
What are predatory assassin bugs? Predatory Assassin bugs, Zelus renardii (Photo 1) are the most effective predators of many soft-bodied…
Two biological control agents including beneficial Steinernema feltiae nematodes and predatory mites, Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles) have potential to control fungus gnats
Overwintering stages of small hive beetles Watch following video about identification of small hive beetles: Only adults of the small…
Iris borer identification Iris borers (Macronoctua onusta) are lepidopterous insects that cause damage to all types of iris including a…
Cutworm Three weeks ago (Mid June), I noticed that the growing shoot of one of my pepper plants was cut…
Damage caused by aphids Watch following YouTube video about biological control of aphids with parasitic wasps. Aphids are small soft…
What are rose slugs? The larvae of sawflies (Endelomyia aethiops) are commonly called roseslugs because they feed on the leaves…