The parasitoid, Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson), was abundant in some samples, but usually parasitized only a small percentage of aphids within colonies. The fungus, Verticillium lecanii (Zimm.), ...

the delay between the first aphid sighting and the first predator sighting can be an anxious time. Every single bud was smothered in the pests. But, a few weeks later, I noticed a parasitoid wasp ...

Pay attention to directions. Attract aphids’ natural predators with mint, fennel, dill, yarrow and dandelions. These ...

The focus of my research is on insect parasitoids and biological control of agricultural pests. I use aphids and their hymenopteran parasitoids as model systems to quantify parasitoid attributes and ...

Based on our data, this parasitoid is presumably more effective in control of BrCA in cooler months than in summer months. /// Se ha establecido en Florida el Afido Pardo de los Cítricos Toxoptera ...

The parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi, for example, lays its eggs inside unsuspecting aphids. When those eggs hatch, the wasp larvae consume the aphid from the inside out – aphid pest problem solved. This ...

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Suites of natural enemies (predators and parasitoids) prey upon insects and ... Imagine some adult aphids disperse to an alfalfa field in the spring (Figure 1). Initially the population consists ...

The flowers produce tiny nectaries sized just right to draw in syrphid flies, ladybeetles, and parasitoid wasps, all of which feed on aphids. Syrphid flies are also known to pollinate cucumber ...