THRIPEX
Neoseiulus cucumeris: predatory mite against thrips
products:
THRIPEX-PLUS: paper bags with hook containing 1,000 predatory mites (all stages) mixed with bran with a lot of grain mites as food.
Shelf life: 2 days at 10-15 ° C lying in the dark.
Application: used in greenhouses and indoor landscaping thrips, but also kasspintmijt (Tetranychus), broad mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus), cyclamen mite (Tarsonemus pallidus), citrus mite (Panonychus citri) and Brevipalpus be eaten. Consider repeated introductions. The product is sensitive to various chemical pesticides. Ask for advice deployment strategy.
Appearance: adult mites are about 0.4 mm long, beige-pink and have short legs. Their body is pear-shaped and somewhat flattened. They are difficult to see in the crop. The nymphs are pale brown in color. Nymphs and adults are very mobile. The eggs are translucent white.
Operation: predatory mites pierce their prey and suck it dry. Besides thrips eat Neoseiulus cucumeris also pollen and mites, spider mites, among others. This is important because this is the predatory mites allows to maintain themselves in the absence of trip larvae on plants in the greenhouse and also to multiply. Neoseiulus cucumeris can be used preventively.
Climate with a humidity below 60% dry up all the eggs. The temperature must come regularly above 20 ° C and must not exceed 35 ° C. The minimum growth temperature is 8 ° C. Neoseiulus cucumeris does not go into hibernation and can also be used in short day.
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