Page 12 of Catalog of Beneficials by Rincon-Vitova Insectaries

leafminer biocontrols ­ the parasites dacnusa and diglyphus parasitize species damaging many greenhouse crops dacnusa is less effective as temps get above 70°f a product with a dacnusa:diglyphus 225:25 mix is also beneficial target pest available dacnusa has advantages during the winter in colder glasshouses but as it gets warmer it is necessary to get an early inoculation of diglyphus it will increase rapidly in presence of host and warm temps rate/freq code quantity price dacnusa sibirica leafminer parasite parasitic wasp diglyphus isea leafminer parasite parasitic wasp 500-2k/acre 1/10 miners 1 wk i 3-5 x nd 3rd leafminer 2 500-1k/acre instar ­ in hot temp 1-2/100 ft2 2 wk i 2-3 x leafminer ­ cooler temp da250 dig250 250/unit 2 bottles 5 bottles 250/bottle 2 bottles 5 bottles 10 bottles 50.00 39.00 32.00 73.00 63.00 56.00 52.00 whitefly biocontrols ­ general predators used most are delphastus and green lacewing dicyphus is used in tomatoes not gerberas but can damage fruit and flowers if insects not present inoculative releases in hot spots take 3 weeks to yield 100 times more beetles lacewing are more affordable in inundative numbers and control other pests besides whitefly encarsia formosa does best on greenhouse whitefly ghwf trialeurodes vaporariorum does not do so well on silverleaf/sweet potato wf bemesia eretmocerus does beneficial target pest best against bemesia woolly citrus and bayberry whitefly and will parasitize ghwf ghwf adults are white wings together bemesia adults are yellow wings slightly apart showing abdomen and at an angle to leaf surface a fringe rings the edge of white ghwf nymphs and no eye spots are visible bemesia nymphs are yellow with no fringe eye spots are visible ghwf lays eggs in circular patterns bemesia singly high populations may be reduced with botanigard soap neem or hot pepper wax before introducing biocontrols rate/freq code quantity price delphastus catalinae d pusillus whitefly predator predatory beetle no diapause active >54º f 12º c encarsia formosa greenhouse whitefly ghwf parasite parasitic wasp strip 10 units of 100 parasitized scale glued on perforated cards with hooks yields 1k parasitic wasps no diapause inactive 54º f 12º c loose parasitized scale in increments of 1,000 lower cost better and quicker distribution from a shaker our producer applied bio-nomics produces and ships without interim storage and we ship the day we import the result is optimum searching ability and success at low levels of whitefly whitefly ­ for high wf density 1-2/100 ft2 1 x inoc de100 de1k 100/bottle 2 bottles 5 bottles 1,000/bottle 2 bottles 5 bottles 10 bottles 1 strip 2 strips 5 strips 10 strips 40+strips 100+strips 1 strip 2 strips 5 strips 10 strips 40 strips 100 strips 5k 10k 40k 100k 5k 10k 40k 100k 38.00 26.50 19.50 105.00 98.00 91.00 86.00 16.00 14.00 9.50 7.00 4.80 4.50 13.50 11.00 7.40 5.90 4.50 3.80 8.00/k 6.50/k 4.50/k 4.20/k 6.30/k 5.00k 4.20/k 3.80/k greenhouse whitefly wf attacks 2nd instar proactive 8 to 10 weeks covers susceptible stage silverleaf wf less preferred host low pest density only 1-5/10 ft2 en1 1 wk i 4-6 x 2-4 ft2 gh 8 tom.plant en1x4 4 or more shipments loose scale in bulk minimum 5,000 1 ml enbulk drawing ca-dpr enbulkx16 page 12 rincon-vitova insectaries inc 2005 catalog of beneficials 800-248-2847 bugs www.rinconvitova.com

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