Biological Control with macrobials offers an ecological crop protection alternative to chemical insecticides

Macrobials

Ladybugs

The beneficial species of ladybugs kill aphids, chinch bugs, asparagus beetle larvae, alfalfa weevils, bean thrips, grape root worm, Colorado potato beetles larvae, spider mites, whiteflies, mealybugs, among other insects

Gall Midges

The aphid midges are small mosquito-like flies. They will grow to a length of 3-4 mm in their adult stage while the legless and orange larvae stage seldom exceed 3 mm.

Lacewings

The common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) is found naturally in numerous habitats throughout the northern hemisphere. Adult lacewings feed exclusively on plant-based materials such as nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew while the larvae are active and voraciouspredators on especially aphids.

Trichogramma wasps are tiny parasites that attack the eggs of over 200 species of moths and caterpillars. They are extremely small – 4 or 5 will fit on the head of a pin.

Predatory Mites

Cucumeris is a small predatory mite with a length of half a millimeter. In biological control it is mainly used as a predator of various thrips species, but also feed on other pest-related mites and even on pollen.

These tropical mites are tiny, bright orange eating machines. They specialize in preying on species of spider mites and need a large input of food to keep up their development and life cycle. They have a very effective reproduction rate; about 80% of the population are females, which in their adult life span can deposit up to 60 eggs each.

Biological Control with macrobials offers an ecological crop protection alternative to chemical insecticides.

Macrobials

Ladybugs

The beneficial species of ladybugs kill aphids, chinch bugs, asparagus beetle larvae, alfalfa weevils, bean thrips, grape root worm, Colorado potato beetles larvae, spider mites, whiteflies, mealybugs, among other insects

Gall Midges

The aphid midges are small mosquito-like flies. They will grow to a length of 3-4 mm in their adult stage while the legless and orange larvae stage seldom exceed 3 mm.

Lacewings

The common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) is found naturally in numerous habitats throughout the northern hemisphere. Adult lacewings feed exclusively on plant-based materials such as nectar, pollen and aphid honeydew while the larvae are active and voraciouspredators on especially aphids.

Trichogramma wasps are tiny parasites that attack the eggs of over 200 species of moths and caterpillars. They are extremely small – 4 or 5 will fit on the head of a pin.

Predatory Mites

Cucumeris is a small predatory mite with a length of half a millimeter. In biological control it is mainly used as a predator of various thrips species, but also feed on other pest-related mites and even on pollen.

These tropical mites are tiny, bright orange eating machines. They specialize in preying on species of spider mites and need a large input of food to keep up their development and life cycle. They have a very effective reproduction rate; about 80% of the population are females, which in their adult life span can deposit up to 60 eggs each.