parasitoid wasps also engage in host feeding. This behavior involves the adult wasps feeding on the host’s body fluids, which can be important for their
biocontrol agents, and applying chemical insecticides when necessary. The adult form of the onion fly Delia antiqua Damage caused by onion fly Severe onion
help reduce mealybug and scale populations by attacking both larvae and adults. Pheromone traps support early detection and population monitoring. With
butterfly emerges from the pupa. Pheromone traps are available for monitoring adults of several species. Installing a range of different traps in problem areas
Cyclamen. If a biological control strategy is not implemented, both larvae and adult thrips will cause plant damage, by piercing cells on the leaf surface, and
to combat the eggs of the Duponchelia moth. Pheromone traps capture the adult moths. Lex Scheffers describes biological plant protection as a godsend.
beetles ( Agriotes spp.); Flea beetles ( Phyllotreta spp.) Beetle larvae & adults (Coleoptera): Red palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus ferrugineus ); South American
nematodes reproduce, developing through multiple juvenile stages into mature adults. Emergence: After consuming the host insect's tissues and the bacteria,
Mycotal against greenhouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) in cucumber Adults 40 Efficacy (%) 30 20 10 0 Mycotal Reference 1 Beauveria bassiana