Aphi-Mix-System, the complete control mix against several aphid species

The population growth of aphids can be sometimes very fast, leading to great damage in several crops. It is therefore very important to quickly locate the aphids and take necessary measures.

Because aphid colonies often consist of several aphid species that are not always easily to determine or present in the crop, it can be necessary to introduce several kinds of parasitic wasps to control many species.

 
Biobest now launches a new mix of 1500 pupae composed of 4 aphid parasitoids: 500 Aphidius colemani, 250 Aphidius ervi, 250 Aphelinus abdominalis and 500 Aphidius matricariae.
This mix will be offered in a 250 ml tube filled with a buckwheat carrier.

 
Advantages of this mix

• Preventative introduction
• With the combined introduction of these 4 parasitic wasps it’s possible to efficiently control a whole range of aphids
• Not necessary to identify the aphid species present in the crop
• Applicable in many crops such as tomato, cucumber, eggplant, strawberry, sweet pepper, tree nurseries, cut flowers (Gerbera, Chrysantum, Rose), pot plants (e.g. Anthurium)
• Longevity
• Host feeding
• Also controls well the cotton aphid and "red aphid"
• Good searching ability
• High number of eggs per female
• Parasitation is easy to recognize (mummies)
• Population maintains also at low infestations

 
Why these parasitoids

• Aphidius colemani is very efficient for the biological control of the cotton aphid (Aphis gossypii) and the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae).
• Aphidius ervi controls the bigger aphid species such as the potato aphid and the glasshouse potato aphid.
• Aphelinus abdominalis, adult females keeps on parasitizing for several weeks and it also feeds on aphids.
• The parasitic wasp Aphidius matricariae can parasitize about 40 aphid species. It is mainly an excellent parasitoid of the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) and closely related species, the tobacco aphid (Myzus persicae var. nicotianae) and the peach potato aphid (Myzus persicae var. persicae). It has also a contributing effect in disturbing the population of the greenhouse potato aphids (Aulacorthum solani)