Biocontrols For Greenhouse Vegetables
While there are excellent conventional pest control products for greenhouse vegetable crops, biological controls are an increasingly common strategy. Here is a list of biocontrols to consider for your next crop, courtesy of Ohio State University Extension.
Common Name | Scientific Name | Pests Attacked |
Whitefly parasitoid | Encarsia formosa | Whiteflies, especially the greenhouse whitefly |
Whitefly parasitoid |
Eretmocerous eremicus Eretmocerus mundus |
Whiteflies, especially the silverleaf whitefly |
Whitefly predator | Amblyseius swirskii | Whiteflies, greenhouse and silverleaf whitefly, also attacks thrips |
Leaf miner parasitoids | Diglyphus spp., Dacnusa spp. | Leafminers |
Mealybug destroyer | Cryptolaemus montrouzieri | Citrus mealybugs |
Mealybug parasitoid | Leptomastix dactylopii | Citrus mealybugs |
Aphid midge | Aphidoletes aphidimyza | Aphids |
Aphid parasitoid | Aphidius colemani | Green peach and melon aphids |
Aphid parasitoid | Aphidius ervi, Aphelinus abdomalis | Potato aphids |
Soil insects predator | Atheta coriaria | Fungus gnat larvae, shore fly larvae, western flower thrips pupae |
Entomopathogenic nematodes for fungus gnats | Steinernema feltiae, plus others | Fungus gnat larvae |
Fungus gnat and thrips predatory mite | Hypoaspis miles | Fungus gnat larvae, thrips prepupae (Also: shore fly larvae) |
Spider mite predator |
Phytoseiulus persimilis, other phytoseiids Amblyseius californicus |
Spider mites |
Green lacewings | Chrysoperla sp. | Aphids, whiteflies, mites, caterpillars |
Minute pirate bug | Orius insidiosus | Thrips, other pests |
Thrips predator |
Neoseiulus cucumeris Amblyseius degenerans Amblyseius cucumeris |
Thrips |
Moth parasitoid | Trichogramma brassicae | Moth eggs |
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Biocontrols For Greenhouse Vegetables