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Bio Control Agents Commercially Available

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.

• Vegetables - field grown
• Protected crops ornamentals, nurseries, vegetables.
• Deciduous fruits, grapes and strawberries.
• Field Crops cotton, sorghum, soy bean etc.
• Citrus and Tropical Fruits
• Macadamia nuts and lychees
• Turf
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• Pollinators

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Field grown vegetables
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
Aphids	Green Lacewings, Mallada signata Brown lacewings Micromus tasmaniae Lady beetles, Hippodamia parasitoid Aphidius colemani	Brown and green lacewings,aphid parasitoids, ladybirds, hover fly
Heliothis cabbage moth loopers	Trichogramma pretiosum Damsel bugs, Nabis kinsbergii Brown lacewings Micromus tasmaniae	Trichogramma, larval parasitoids, predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Twospotted mites	Phytoseiulus persimilis	Other predatory mites and Stethorus beetles
Whitefly	Green Lacewings, Mallada signata White fly parasitoids - Encarsia formosa	Lacewings and white fly parasitoids
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Protected Crops: Ornamentals, Nurseries, Greenhouse vegetables
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
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
Aphids - rose	Aphidius rosea	ladybirds, hover fly
Black vine weevil	Parasitic Nematodes
Fungus gnats	Hypoaspis predatory mites Parasitic Nematodes
Heliothis caterpillars	Trichogramma pretiosum Damsel bugs, Nabis kinsbergii	Local Trichogramma, predatory bugs and predatory beetles., NPV
Lightbrown apple moth	Trichogramma carverae	Local Trichogramma, predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Mealybugs	Cryptolaemus beetles	predatory beetles.
Thrips	Hypoaspis predatory mites feed on thrips pupae Montdorensis predatory mites Cucumeris predatory mites	Pirate bugs
Twospotted mite	Predatory Mites Phytoseiulus persimilis	Local predatory mites, Stethorus beetles, hover fly
White fly	Encarsia formosa Green Lacewing: Mallada signata	Lacewings and other white fly parasitoids
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Deciduous fruits, grapes and strawberries
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
Aphids	Green lacewings Mallada signata Aphidius colemani	Brown Lacewings, ladybeetles, aphid parasitoids, hover fly
Heliothis	Trichogramma pretiosum	predatory bugs and beetles.
Lightbrown apple moth, oriental fruit moth, codling moth	Trichogramma carverae	predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Mealybugs	Cryptolaemus beetles	predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Scale insects	Chilocorus beetles	other predatory beetles.
Twospotted mites	Phytoseiulus persimilis Typhlodromus occidentalis	Local predatory mites, Stethorus beetles, hover fly
Rust Mites in grapes	Victoriensis predatory mite	Other predatory mites
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Field crops: cotton, sorghum, soy beans
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
Aphids	Green lacewings Mallada signata Parasitoid Aphidius colemani	Lacewings, aphid parasitoids, ladybeetles, hoverflies
Green vegetable bug	-	Trissolcus basalis, Trichopoda predatory bugs
Heliothis	Trichogramma pretiosum	Egg and larval parasitoids, predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Loopers	Trichogramma pretiosum
Twospotted mite	Phytoseiulus persimilis	Other predatory mites, Stethorus beetles
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Citrus and Tropical fruits
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
Aphids, Soft scales	Green lacewings Mallada signata	predatory beetles.
Aphids	Aphidius colemani	predatory beetles
Armoured scale	Chilocorus beetles
Brown citrus rust mite, citrus rust mite, broad mite	Euseius victoriensis
Lightbrown apple moth	Trichogramma carverae	parasitoids and predators
Mealybug	Green lacewings Mallada signata Cryptolaemus beetles	predatory beetles.
Red scale	Aphytis spp.	predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
Soft brown scale, black scale	Metaphycus wasps
Twospotted mite	Phytoseiulus persimilis	other predatory mites, Stethorus beetles
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Macadamia nuts and lychees
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
Macadamia nutborer	Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae	predatory bugs and predatory beetles. Ants
Mealybug	Cryptolaemus beetles	predatory beetles, parasitic wasps
Scale insects, general predator	Green lacewings Mallada signata	predatory bugs and predatory beetles.
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Turf
Insect pests	Biocontrol agents available	Other local natural enemies
African Black Beetle Heteronychus arator	Entomopathogenic Nematodes	Birds, parasitic wasps

Intro page • Bio Control Agents Available • Bio Control Agents by Target Pest • • Suppliers • IPM & Bio Control • ABC News • Links

• Vegetables • Protected crops • Deciduous fruits & Strawbs • Field crops • Citrus/Tropical Fruits • Macadamia/lychee • Turf •