The range of plants used for cut flower production is too large to allow treatment of each type individually on this web site. Individual species or varieties may only suffer from one or two of the pests listed below, whilst others will suffer from a wider pest range. There may also be pests, specific to some cut flowers, which are not listed below. Sensitivity to pests is also high because of the stringent aesthetic criteria applied by flower markets and customers.
Note that some beneficial mites or insects may require licences or permits for use in some countries, and that some of the species listed below may not therefore be available.
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Pest |
English name |
Beneficial species |
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Frankliniella occidentalis Thrips tabaci |
Western Flower Thrips Onion Thrips |
Amblyseius cucumeris Hypoaspis miles1 |
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Trialeurodes vaporariorum |
Glasshouse Whitefly |
Encarsia formosa Eretmocerus eremicus Amblyseius swirskii |
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Bemisia tabaci |
The Tobacco or Silverleaf Whitefly |
Eretmocerus eremicus Eretmocerus mundus Amblyseius swirskii |
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Aleyrodes proletella Aleyrodes lonicerae |
Cabbage Whitefly Honeysuckle Whitefly |
Eretmocerus eremicus Encarsia formosa |
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Liriomyza spp Phytomyza syngenesia |
Leaf-miners |
Diglyphus isaea Dacnusa sibirica |
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Tetranychus urticae |
Red Spider Mmite or Two Sspot sSpider mMite |
Phytoseiulus persimilis Amblyseius californicus Feltiella acarisuga Amblyseius andersoni |
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Lepidoptera |
Caterpillar |
Trichogramma brassicae Bacillus thuringiensis |
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Myzus persicae |
Peach-Potato Aphid |
Aphidius colemani Aphidoletes aphidimyza Adalia bipunctata Chrysoperla carnea |
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Macrosiphum euphorbiae Aulacorthum solani |
Potato Aphid Glasshouse-potato Aphid or Foxglove Aaphid |
Aphidius ervi Aphelinus abdominalis Aphidoletes aphidimyza Adalia bipunctata Chrysoperla carnea |
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Pseudococcus affinis Pseudococcus longispinus |
Vine Mealybug Long Tailed Mealybug |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Chrysoperla carnea |
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Planococcus citri |
Citrus Mealybug |
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Leptomastix dactylopii Anagyrus pseudococci Chrysoperla carnea |
1Hypoaspis miles will contribute to thrips control when used as part of a programme with other thrips control agents. It will not give adequate levels of control of this pest when used alone.