Aphid Mix: Aphelinus Abdominalis / Aphidius Colemani / Aphidius Ervi / Aphidius Matricariae

Description

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This aphid mix can be used many vegetable, ornamental and small fruit crops where aphid control is challenging, especially due to the diversity of plants within the same growing area or presence of different aphid species. This product is composed of four species of parasitic wasps and covers most of the aphid species.
A female parasitoid in this mix can lay hundreds of eggs and may attack up to three hundred aphids in the attempt and process of parasitism. Most of the eggs are laid during the first four days.

Aphelinus abdominalis – parasitizes several species of big-sized aphids, it is mainly used for biological control of potato aphid and foxglove aphid.
Aphidius colemani – Aphidius colemani is very efficient for the biological control of small-sized aphids, especially the cotton aphid and the green peach aphid.
Aphidius ervi – Aphidius ervi is very efficient for the biological control of bigger aphids, especially the potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) and foxglove aphid (Aulacorthum solani).
Aphidius matricariae – Aphidius matricariae can parasitize about 40 aphid species. It is mainly an excellent parasitoid of the green peach aphid, the tobacco aphid and other closely related species

Features:
HOST: 40 aphid species.

OPTIMUM CONDITIONS: Tempertaure range 20 to 35C (68 to 95F).

SHIPPED AS: 750 pupae composed of 4 aphid parasitoids:250 Aphidius colemani, 125 Aphidius ervi, 125 Aphelinus abdominalis and 250 Aphidius matricariae in buckwheat carrier

RELEASE RATE: As soon as aphids are detected on sticky cards or on the plants, quantities are increased to 0.5 – 1 Aphidius per week, depending on the crop and the situation, for at least 3 weeks.

Aphidus Notes:
1. Storage and Hatch: Upon receiving mummies not yet emerged, store the bottle in a shaded location with high humidity at 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit until hatch begins (check twice daily). Allow up to 7 days for the hatch.
2. Release Timing: When mummies begin to emerge, release them at sundown on the same day for optimal effectiveness.
3. Release Method: Open the container in the crop and allow the wasps to fly out on their own. Concentrate the bulk of them at release points on or near the most heavily infested plants or where aphids are most likely to appear. The mummies may be sprinkled out.
4. Yellow Sticky Cards: It’s recommended to remove most yellow sticky cards before release.
5. Storage Duration: Do not store the emerged adult wasps in the bottle for more than 18 hours. It is best to use upon arrival.