Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus
May 8, 2019
(Thripor) in tunnels or glasshouses, to help control thrips. Orius is a highly effective predator of thrips, attacking motile stages of the pest, including the [...] flowers. Adult Orius feeding on thrips. The establishment of Orius is most effective at day temperatures in excess of 18 0 C, and in view of this, the introduction [...] therefore be limited to 6-8 weeks if capsid occurs. However, such is the effectiveness of Orius against thrips that strawberry growers are advised to introduce