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Bulletin
Fly Parasites and Fly Control Organisms
Cockroach Biocontrol
Predators
Parasites
Predatory Mites
Nematodes
Bulletins in Spanish, Boletines Technicos
Detailed
Organism List
Latin Name 1 |
Latin Name 2 |
Common Name |
Target Pest, use |
Anastatus
tenuipes |
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cockroach parasite |
Brown banded cockroach |
Aphelinus
abdominalis |
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Aphelinus |
Aphids, especially
peach, GH potato |
Aphidius
colemani |
|
Aphidius |
aphids: potato, GH
potato, pea, green peach |
Aphidius ervi |
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Aphidius |
aphids: potato, GH
potato, pea, green peach (preference order) |
Aphidius
matricariae |
|
Aphidius |
Melon/cotton aphid,
green peach aphid, other aphids |
Aphidoletes
aphidimyza |
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Aphidoletes |
Aphids |
Aphytis
melinus |
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Aphytis |
Red scale |
Aprostocetus
hagenowii |
|
cockroach parasite |
Cockroachs,
American, Smokybrown, Australian, Brown, Oriental, Harlequin, Florida |
Bracon hebetor |
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Bracon |
caterpillars, moth
larvae |
Carcinops
pumilio |
|
hister beetle |
fly eggs, small
larvae in manure pits |
Chrysoperla
carnea |
Chrysopa carnea |
green lacewing, golden eye, aphid lion, carnea |
soft-bodied insects,
mites & eggs |
Chrysoperla
rufilabris |
Chrysopa
rufilabris |
green lacewing,
rufilabris, aphid lion |
soft-bodied insects,
mites & eggs |
Coccinella semptempunctata |
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Seven-Spotted Lady
Beetle,
C-7 |
aphids, mites,
cater-pillar (eggs, small larvae), eggs of beetles: asparagus, Mexican bean, CO potato
beetle |
Comperia
merceti |
|
cockroach parasite |
Brown banded cockroach |
Cotesia
plutellae |
|
diamondback moth
parasite |
diamondback moth |
Cryptolaemus
montrouzieri |
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Mealybug Destroyer,
crypts |
Citrus mealybug,
scale, aphid |
Dacnusa
sibirica |
|
Dacnusa |
Leafminer - cooler
temp |
Delphastus
pusillus |
Delphastus
catalinae |
whitefly predator,
Delphastus |
Whitefly - for high
WF |
Dicyphus
hesperus |
|
Dicyphus |
spider mites, white
fly, thrips, aphids, loopers on tomato, may damage plants |
Diglyphus isea
|
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Diglyphus |
Leafminer - in hot
temp |
Encarsia
formosa |
|
Encarsia |
Greenhouse whitefly
(WF) - attacks 2nd instar |
Eretmocerus
californicus |
Eretmocerus
eremicus |
whitefly parasite,
Bemesia parasite |
Silverleaf/sweet
potato whitefly |
Feltiella
acarisuga |
Therodiplosis
persicae |
Feltiella |
2-spotted spider
mite |
Galendromus
helveolus |
Typhlodromus
helveolus |
persea mite predator |
Persea mite
(avocado) brown mite, six spotted |
Galendromus
occidentalis |
Metaseiulus
occidentalis, Typhlodromus occidentalis |
mite |
Mites, eriophyiid
mites, |
Geocoris
punctipes |
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Big-eyed bug |
Lygus, mites,
bollworm, leafhopper, armyworm, aphids, tobacco budworm, cabbage looper |
Goniozus
legneri |
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Goniozus |
Navel orangeworm |
Heterorhabditis
bacteriophora |
Heterorhabditis
heliothidis |
Hb |
beetle larvae in
soil, thrips, root mealybug |
Heterorhabditis
indica |
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H. indica, Hi |
beetle larvae in
soil, root mealybug, grubs |
Heterorhabditis
marelatus |
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H. marelatus |
beetle larvae in
soil, black vine weevil, white grubs |
Heterorhabditis
megidis |
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H. megidis |
beetle larvae in
soil, esp. Curculionids: vine weevil larvae |
Hippodamia
convergens |
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Ladybird, lady beetle,
converging beetle |
Aphids, soft-bodied
insects & scale |
Hypoaspis
miles |
Stratiolaepaps
miles |
Hypoaspis |
Fungus gnats,
western flower thrips (WFT) |
Iphiseius
degenerans |
Amblyseius
degenerans |
Iphiseius |
Mites and thrips |
Leptomastix
dactylopii |
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Leptomastix |
citrus mealybug |
Mesoseiulus
longipes |
Phytoseiulus
longipes |
longipes |
Spider mites |
Microplitis
plutellae |
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Microplitis |
diamondback moth on
cabbage, broccoli |
Musca
domestica |
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housefly |
pollination, pet
food |
Muscidifurax
raptorellus |
|
fly parasite |
Filth breeding
flies: house fly, stable fly, face fly |
Muscidifurax
zaraptor |
|
fly parasite |
Filth breeding
flies: house fly, stable fly, face fly |
Neoseiulus
californicus |
Amblyseius
californicus |
californicus |
Pacific, cyclamen,
and two spotted spider mites |
Neoseiulus
cucumeris |
Amblyseius
cucumeris |
cucumeris |
Western flower
thrips, onion thrips |
Neoseiulus
fallacis |
Amblyseius
fallacis |
field mite, fallacis |
Spider mites |
Orius
insidiosus |
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Minute Pirate Bug |
Thrips & other
soft-bodied insects |
Pediobius
foveolatus |
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Pedio wasp |
Mexican bean beetle
larvae |
Pentalitomastix
plethoricus |
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Navel Orange Worm
Parasite |
navel orangeworm,
pink bollworm, codling moth, other moths |
Phytoseiulus
persimilis |
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persimilis |
Spider mites |
Podisus
maculiventris |
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Spined Soldier Bug |
caterpillars, beetle
grubs |
Rhizobius lopanthae |
Lindorus
lopanthae |
Lindorus, scale
predator |
Scale |
Rumina
decollata |
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Decollate snail,
snail predator |
Brown garden snail |
Spalangia
cameroni |
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fly parasite |
Filth breeding
flies: house fly, stable fly, face fly |
Steinernema
carpocapse |
Neoaplectana
carpocapse |
carpocapse, Sc |
flea, codling moth,
cutworm, leafminer, armyworm, sod web worm, mole cricket, caterpillers in lawn |
Steinernema
feltiae |
Neoaplectana
feltiae, Steinernema bibionis |
feltiae, Sf |
fungus fly, shore
fly, fruit fly, house fly, plant parasitic nematode, root-knot nematode |
Stethorus
punctillum |
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Spider Mite
Destroyer |
Spider mites |
Tenodera
aridifolia sinensis |
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Praying Mantis,
Chinese mantid |
insects - general
predator, hobby, education use |
Trichogramma
brassicae |
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brassicae |
moth eggs |
Trichogramma
minutum |
|
minutum |
moth eggs |
Trichogramma
platneri |
|
platneri |
moth eggs |
Trichogramma
pretiosum |
|
pretiosum |
moth eggs |
Microbes
Latin name |
Product |
Use |
Glomus
brasilianum |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Glomus clarum |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Glomus
deserticola |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Glomus
intraradices |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Glomus monosporus |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Glomus mosseae |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Gigaspora
margarita |
Bio-Terra-Plus |
soil inoculant |
Pisolithus
tinctorius |
Tree Saver Pt,
Promot |
soil inoculant |
Trichoderma
harzianum strain T-22 |
RootShield |
suppress root
diseases |
Streptomyces
griseoviridis |
Mycostop |
suppress root
diseases |
Glomis
intraradices |
Mycormax |
soil inoculant |
Gliocladium
virens |
SoilGard |
suppress root
diseases |
Bacillus
chitinosporus |
Activate 1001 |
soil inoculant |
Bacillus
laterosporus |
Activate 1003 |
soil inoculant |
Bacillus subtilis
|
Activate 1005 |
soil inoculant |
Bacillus
licheniformis |
Activate 2001 |
soil inoculant |
Pseudomonas sp. |
Activate 3001 |
fix nitrogen |
Bacillus
megaterium |
Jump Start |
soil inoculant |
Nosema locustae |
Nolo Bait |
pathogen of
grasshopper |
Beauveria
bassiana |
Mycotrol, Botanigard |
fungal pathogen of
insects |
Bacillus
thuringensis, var israeliensis |
Mosquito Dunks |
pathogen of
mosquitoes |
aerobic/anaerobic
digest containing thousands of beneficial organisms |
Ceres |
improves plant
vigor, quality, suppress disease, release bound nutrients, accelerates maturation |
aerobic digest
containing thousands of organism |
Ceres foliar |
foliar nutrient,
colonize leaf surface, seed coat, new plantings |
aerobic organisms,
shift balance to aerobic |
LiquiComp |
for mature crops,
reverse disease, substitute for bulk compost |
aerobic/anaerobic
digest containing thousands of beneficial organisms |
improves plant
vigor, quality, suppress disease, release bound nutrients, accelerates maturation |
Ceres |
aerobic digest
containing thousands of organism |
foliar nutrient,
colonize leaf surface, seed coat, new plantings |
Ceres foliar |
aerobic organisms,
shift balance to aerobic |
for mature crops,
reverse disease, substitute for bulk compost |
LiquiComp |
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