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Identification & Functionality
- Agrochemical Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Carrier
buckwheat
Features & Benefits
- Benefits of Aphelinus-System
- Not obstructed by hyperparasites, whereas this can be the case with other parasitic wasps during the summer months
- Long-term activity compared to other aphid controllers
- Parasitize larger and winged aphids
- Important contribution to biological control of small aphids through host feeding, also on aphids which they do not parasitize
- More resistant to summer temperatures than other parasitic species
- Do not swarm out, so that they stay locally active
- Contents
250 mummies
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Applicable Crop
- Insecticide Target Species
- Applications & Uses
How does biological control with Aphelinus-System work?
- Female parasitic wasp puncture the host and lay an egg
- 1 parasitic wasp parasitizes 5 to 10 aphids a day
- Optimal parasitic capacity is reached from the third day and is maintained for up to 3 weeks
- In this way they can parasitize up to 250 aphids
- The parasitic wasps parasitize adults and nymphs
- Parasitized aphids change into black mummies
In which crops can you introduce Aphelinus-System?
- Vegetable crops such as tomato, pepper, eggplant and runner beans
- Ornamental crops such as gerbera, rose and chrysanthemum
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
30 ml plastic tube