Aphid Control Articles & Analysis
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Our powerful new predatory biocontrol, Micromus-System, has been adopted in a range of protected and edible crops to boost aphid control. While the adults and larvae feed on all common aphid species, this brown lacewing is also tolerant to lower temperatures – making it an ideal addition to early season aphid ...
Top tips for monitoring and managing the threat from aphids: Monitor – Click here to sign up to AHDB aphid alerts for instant SMS and e-mail alerts and weekly summaries on aphid activity in your region Control – Sequences of two or more different aphicide modes of action are recommended to improve ...
At VRIC, researchers have developed products like the Crazee Mite, a new pest-control method for greenhouses. “It’s a brand new agent for controlling aphids and mealybugs,” he said, adding the mite also happens to be a native of St. ...
For example, the early appearance of aphids, or plant lice, is destroying crops. Researchers at Rothamsted Research in the UK have discovered that the Myzus persicae (i.e. peach-potato aphid) has changed its flying pattern, becoming a thorn in farmers' sides much earlier than expected. ...