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Beneficial Insects Flashcards

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Encarsia formosa - system

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Parasitic Wasp - Attacks Whitefly Nymphs and Pupae

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Eretmocerus eremicus - system

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Parasitic Wasp - Attacks Whiteflys and Silverleaf Whiteflys

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Eretmix - system

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Combination of Encarsia formosa + Eretmocerus eremicus - Attacks Whiteflys

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Eretmocerus mundus - system

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Parasitic Wasp - Attacks Silverleaf Whitefly

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Poinsettia - mix - system

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Combination of Encarsia formosa + Eretmocerus mundus - Attacks greenhouse and Silverleaf Whiteflys

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Amblyseius swirskii - system

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Predatory mite - Attacks Whitefly eggs and nymphs. Also attacks on thrips larvae.

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Delphastus catalinea - system

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Small Ladybird beetle - Attacks large infestations of whiteflys.

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Tamarixia triozae - system

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Attacks immature psyllids

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Hypoaspis miles - system

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Small predatory mite - Attacks Fungus Gnat eggs, larvae and pupae.

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Steinernema feltiae - system

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Parasitic nematode - Attacks fungus gnat larvae

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Atheta coriaria - system

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Predatory Rove Beetle - Attacks shore fly and fungus gnats. Also feeds on thrips pupae.

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Diglyphus isaea - system

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Parasitic wasp - Attacks leafminer larvae

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Amblyseius cucumeris - system

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Small predatory mite - Attacks Thrips

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Amblyseius swirskii - system

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Small predatory mite - Attacks Thrips

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Steinernema feltiae - system

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Parasitic nematode - attacks Thrips on foliage, flowers, and soil.

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Orius insidiosus - system

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Long lived bug - attacks thrips, whiteflies, aphids, spider mites.

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Amblyseius degenerans - system

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Predatory mite - attacks thrips

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Aphidius colemani - system

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Parasitic wasp - attacks small aphid species.

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Aphidius matricariae - system

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Parasitic wasp - attacks tobacco aphid

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Aphidius ervi - system

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Parasitic wasp - attacks larger aphids

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Aphidius colemani mix - system

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Colemani + ervi parasitic wasps - attacks both small and large aphids.

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Aphelinus abdominalis - system

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Parasitic wasp - attacks a range of aphid species.

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Aphi mix - system

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Colemani + ervi + matricariae + abdominalis - Attacks all species of aphids.

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Aphidoletes aphidimyza - system

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Predatory gall midge - attacks heavy infestations of aphids.

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Banker - system

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Beneficial plants that serve as host for predatory beneficial insects - attack/host for aphids.

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Chrysopa carnea - system

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Predatory lacewings - attack many aphid species.

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Adalia bipunctata - system

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Predatory beetle (ladybug) - attacks many aphid species.

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Podisus maculiventris - system

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Spined soldier bud - attacks caterpillars

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Steinernema carpocapsae - system

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Beneficial nematode - attacks caterpillars

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Phytoseiulus persimilis - system

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Predatory mite - attacks spider mites

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Amblyseius californicus - system

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Predatory mite - attacks spider mites

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Amblyseius fallacis - system

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Predatory mite - attacks spider mites

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Amblyseius andersonii - system

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Predatory mite - attacks a wide range of mites

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Cryptolaemus montrouzieri - system

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Predatory beetle - attacks mealybugs

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Anagyrus pseudococci - system

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Parasitic wasp - attacks/stings mealybugs

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Heterorhabditis bacteriophora - B Green

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Parasitic nematode - attacks white grubs/weevil beetle larvae.

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Steinernema kraussei - system

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Beneficial nematode - attacks weevil/beetle larvae

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Atheta coriaria - system

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Predatory rove beetle - attacks shore fly and fungus gnats.

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Steinernema carpocapsae - system

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Beneficial nematode - attacks shore fly larvae in the soil

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Dicyphus hesperus - system

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omnivorous true bug - attacks whiteflys

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Galendromus occidentalis - system

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predatory mite - attacks spider mites

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Feltiella acarisuga - system

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predatory gall midge - attacks spider mites

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