Thrips can cause serious damage in several greenhouse crops. Since the widespread application of substrate cultures, the thrips problem has increased. Soil treatments that made thrips hibernation impossible, are now often omitted in soilless cultures.
Amblyseius-System: The predatory mites are packed per 25.000 or 50.000 in a practical 1 litre sprinkler tube on a bran carrier. Through a dosage lid the mites are spread on the leaves. Amblyseius-System can also be obtained in 5 litre buckets containing 125.000 mites per bucket.
Amblyseius-Breeding-System (ABS): This consists of breeder sachets that are simply hung in the crop without having to open them. A breeder sachet contains bran on which a fungus grows that serves as food for bran mites. These bran mites are on their turn eaten by Amblyseius. One breeder box contains about 1.000 predatory mites and can still produce thousands more for several weeks. The mites leave the breeder sachet gradually and spread throughout the crop. With this system Amblyseius can now also be introduced preventatively in crops without pollen production. A box contains 250 breeding sachets.
Amblyseius-Vermiculite-System: This formulation is especially developed to blow Amblyseius in the crop with a sprayer. This system is delivered per 25.000 and 50.000 mites in a 1 litre sprinkler tube. Amblyseius-Vermiculite-System can also be obtained in 5L buckets containing 125.000 or 250.000 predatory mites. This application method is particularly useful for ornamental crops. Amblyseius cucumeris can be shortly stored at 15°C, if necessary.
ADVANTAGES
- Applicable in several crops
- Preventative introductions possible, also in crops without pollen
- Available in large quantities
- Not diapausing Long-standing protection
- User friendly application methods
GUIDE LEAD TIME: 6-10 DAYS
