Introduction Biocontrol Insects For Greenhouses

Biological Insect Pest Control for Greenhouses Brooke Edmunds, PhD CSU Extension-Adams County Regional Specialist, Commercial Greenhouses & Nurseries

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Lysiphlebus testaceipes Parasitoids

Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Entomopathogenic Nematodes

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Specificity of biocontrols ,[object Object]

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Spider mites -know pest species ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Aphids -Know pest species ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thrips ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Generalists ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Eggplant in Gerbera crop Photo: Cornell Univ.

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Encarsia formosa (parasitic wasp) Abamectin (Avid insecticide)

http://www.biobest.be/ click ‘side effects’ on top menu

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Local Sources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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