FresaProtect
A cocktail of 6 different species of parasitic wasps that attacks strawberries' aphids.
Target pest
Leaves of strawberry infected by aphid Rhodobium porosum.
Strawberries aphids, including, among many others, strawberry aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii), cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii), green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), potato glasshouse aphid (Aulacorthum solani), potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae), Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) and yellow rose aphid (Rhodobium porosum).
Hoste plants
Strawberries in greenhouses
Mode of action
Aphidius attacking an aphid.
Parasitoids are small (2 to 3 mm long) black parasitic wasps with long antennae. The female parasitoid injects her egg into the aphid; inside the aphid the egg hatches into a larva that consumes the aphid. The larva then pupates inside the aphid cadaver which has developed a characteristic round, golden brown, black or whitish, mummified appearance. The first aphid mummies can be seen 10 days after introduction. The mature parasitoid emerges a week later by cutting a hole in the aphid skin. This new individual will then search for more aphids to attack.
Advantages
- One product to control all important stawberries’ aphids
- Very efficient.
- High fertility: Hundreds of eggs per female during the first few days.
- Homogeneity and constancy.
- Works under a large range of conditions.
- Good searching ability.
- Spread out emergence.
- Parasitization is easy to spot and recognize.
- Mummies can be stored for one week in a refrigerator (at 3-4 °C in the dark).
- Possibility to mix the product with your substrate (sawdust, vermiculite, etc).
- No risks to the user or the environment.
- Compatible with other biological control agents
Packaging and application
One release point per 200 m². Must include a honey feeding point.
For optimal results, the product should be introduced before appearance of aphids
The different mummies composing FresaProtect
FresaProtect
A cocktail of 6 different species of parasitic wasps that attacks strawberries' aphids.
Target pest
Leaves of strawberry infected by aphid Rhodobium porosum.
Strawberries aphids, including, among many others, strawberry aphid (Acyrthosiphon malvae rogersii), cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii), green peach aphid (Myzus persicae), potato glasshouse aphid (Aulacorthum solani), potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae), Rose aphid (Macrosiphum rosae) and yellow rose aphid (Rhodobium porosum).
Hoste plants
Strawberries in greenhouses
Mode of action
Aphidius attacking an aphid.
Parasitoids are small (2 to 3 mm long) black parasitic wasps with long antennae. The female parasitoid injects her egg into the aphid; inside the aphid the egg hatches into a larva that consumes the aphid. The larva then pupates inside the aphid cadaver which has developed a characteristic round, golden brown, black or whitish, mummified appearance. The first aphid mummies can be seen 10 days after introduction. The mature parasitoid emerges a week later by cutting a hole in the aphid skin. This new individual will then search for more aphids to attack.
Advantages
- One product to control all important stawberries’ aphids
- Very efficient.
- High fertility: Hundreds of eggs per female during the first few days.
- Homogeneity and constancy.
- Works under a large range of conditions.
- Good searching ability.
- Spread out emergence.
- Parasitization is easy to spot and recognize.
- Mummies can be stored for one week in a refrigerator (at 3-4 °C in the dark).
- Possibility to mix the product with your substrate (sawdust, vermiculite, etc).
- No risks to the user or the environment.
- Compatible with other biological control agents
Packaging and application
One release point per 200 m². Must include a honey feeding point.
For optimal results, the product should be introduced before appearance of aphids
The different mummies composing FresaProtect
Mummies without substrate.
Doses for 200m²
Precautions
- Should only be used when temperature is above 10°C; activity decreases sharply when the temperature rises above 30°C.
- Do not use pesticides before or when using FresaProtect without checking if they are harmful to beneficial insects.