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Bio Control Agents Commercially Available
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Select a crop group below to display a list of commercial available biocontrol agents for the common insect pests. Some common local natural enemies likely to be found in these crops are also listed and described. |
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Field grown vegetables |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Aphids |
Green Lacewings, Mallada signata Brown lacewings Micromus tasmaniae Lady beetles, Hippodamia parasitoid Aphidius colemani |
Brown and green lacewings,aphid parasitoids, ladybirds, hover fly |
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Heliothis |
Damsel bugs, Nabis kinsbergii Brown lacewings Micromus tasmaniae |
Trichogramma, larval parasitoids, predatory bugs and predatory beetles. |
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Twospotted mites |
Other predatory mites and Stethorus beetles |
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Whitefly |
Green Lacewings, Mallada signata White fly parasitoids - |
Lacewings and white fly parasitoids |
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Protected Crops: Ornamentals, Nurseries, Greenhouse vegetables |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Aphids |
Green lacewings Mallada signata Brown lacewings Micromus tasmaniae Ladybird: Hippodamia variegata Damsel bugs, Nabis kinsbergii Parasitoid Aphidius colemani |
Brown and green lacewings, aphid parasitoids, ladybirds, hover fly |
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Aphids - rose |
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Black vine weevil |
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Fungus gnats |
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Heliothis caterpillars |
Damsel bugs, Nabis kinsbergii |
Local Trichogramma, predatory bugs and predatory beetles., NPV |
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Lightbrown apple moth |
Local Trichogramma, predatory bugs and predatory beetles. |
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Mealybugs |
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Thrips |
Hypoaspis predatory mites feed on thrips pupae Cucumeris predatory mites |
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Twospotted mite |
Predatory Mites Phytoseiulus persimilis |
Local predatory mites, Stethorus beetles, hover fly |
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White fly |
Green Lacewing: Mallada signata |
Lacewings and |
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Deciduous fruits, grapes and strawberries |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Aphids |
Green lacewings Mallada signata |
Brown Lacewings, ladybeetles, aphid parasitoids, hover fly |
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Heliothis |
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Lightbrown apple moth, oriental fruit moth, codling moth |
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Mealybugs |
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Scale insects |
other predatory beetles. |
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Twospotted mites |
Local predatory mites, Stethorus beetles, hover fly |
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Rust Mites in grapes |
Victoriensis predatory mite |
Other predatory mites |
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Field crops: cotton, sorghum, soy beans |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Aphids |
Green lacewings Mallada signata Parasitoid Aphidius colemani |
Lacewings, aphid parasitoids, ladybeetles, hoverflies |
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Green vegetable bug |
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Trissolcus basalis, |
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Heliothis |
Egg and larval parasitoids, predatory bugs and predatory beetles. |
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Loopers |
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Twospotted mite |
Other predatory mites, Stethorus beetles |
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Citrus and Tropical fruits |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Aphids, Soft scales |
Green lacewings |
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Aphids |
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Armoured scale |
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Brown citrus rust mite, citrus rust mite, |
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Lightbrown apple moth |
parasitoids and predators |
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Mealybug |
Green lacewings |
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Red scale |
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Soft brown scale, |
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Twospotted mite |
other predatory mites, Stethorus beetles |
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Macadamia nuts and lychees |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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Macadamia nutborer |
predatory bugs and predatory beetles. Ants |
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| Mealybug | Cryptolaemus beetles | predatory beetles, parasitic wasps |
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Scale insects, |
Green lacewings |
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Turf |
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Insect pests |
Biocontrol agents available |
Other local natural enemies |
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African Black Beetle |
Birds, parasitic wasps |
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