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Category: Beneficial insects

Control whiteflies with the predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii!

May 6, 2016 gbjagdale Leave a comment

What are Whiteflies?   Whiteflies are about 2-3 mm long tiny insects with yellowish bodies, white colored wings and piercing…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Biological control, White flies Filed under: Amblyseius swirskii, Predatory Mite, Whiteflies

Two predatory insects for the control of Aphis gossypii aphids

April 6, 2015 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Two predatory insects, green lacewing and two spotted lady beetle are currently used for the control of cotton aphids There are…

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Posted in: Aphids, Beneficial insects, Green lacewing, Predatory insects, Two spotted lady beetle Filed under: Biological control, cotton aphids Aphis gossypii

Biological control of mushroom flies with beneficial nematodes

October 22, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Biological control of mushroom flies Biological control of mushroom flies with beneficial entomopathogenic nematodes like Steinernema feltiae and Steinernema carpocapsae can…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Phorid flies, Sciarid flies, Steinernema carpocapsae Nematodes, Steinernema feltiae Nematodes Filed under: Phorid flies, Sciarid flies

What are stink bugs?

May 15, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Description: Stink bugs are called “true bugs” because they belong to an insect order Hemiptera, and have piercing and sucking…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Biological control, Stink bugs Filed under: Acrosternum hilare, Brown marmorated stink bug, Brown stink bug, Euschistus servus, Green stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, Nezara viridula, Southern Green stink bug, Trissolcus basalis, Trissolcus halymorphae

Biocontrol of pest mites with overwintering Amblyseius andersoni

April 1, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Biocontrol of pest mites can be easily achieved by transferring of overwintering predatory mites, Amblyseius andersoni achieved between the apple…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Biological control, Predatory mites Filed under: Amblyseius andersoni

Green lacewings for the control of greenhouse crop pests

March 15, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Green lacewings, Chrysoperla rufilabris are predators of soft-bodied insect pests Click YouTube video below to learn about predatory green lacewings…

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Posted in: Aphids, Beneficial insects, Biological control, Green lacewings, Greenhouse pests, Thrips Filed under: Predatory insects

Two beneficial Trichogramma wasp species for grape berry moth control

March 5, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Two beneficial Trichogramma wasp species including Trichogramma minutum and Trichogramma pretiosum have potential to use as biological control agents to…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Grape berry moth, Wasps Filed under: Egg parasitoid, Endopiza viteana, Trichogramma minutum, Trichogramma pretiosum

Biological control of four mites with midgefly Feltiella acarisuga

February 11, 2014 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Biological control of four species of pest mites with gall midgefly, Feltiella acarisuga Several species of pest mites including two spotted…

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Posted in: Beneficial insects, Biological control, Tetranychus urticae, Two spotted spider mite Filed under: Feltiella acarisuga, gall midgefly

Ladybugs can control of aphids, mealybugs, mites, scales and thrips

June 4, 2013 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Now is the right time to use ladybugs to control aphids, mealybugs, mites, scales and thrips- Bugsforgrowers.com Click YouTube video…

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Posted in: Aphids, Beneficial insects, Biological control, Insect Pests, Natural Predators, Scale insects, Thrips, White flies Filed under: Ladybird beetles

Employ green lacewing Chrysoperla rufilabris to control insect pests

May 24, 2013 gbjagdale Leave a comment

Predatory green Lacewing, Chrysoperla rufilabris for the control of aphids and other soft-bodied insects- BugsForGrowers.com   Green lacewings are scientifically…

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Posted in: Aphids, Beneficial insects, Biological control, Green lacewings, Insect Pests, Organic Gardening Filed under: Aphids, Chrysoperla rufilabris, Green lacewings, Mealybugs, scale insects, Thrips

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