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Greenhouse Pest Monitoring with Yellow Sticky Cards

Date*
Natural Enemy Introduced
Quantity
February 3 Rove Beetles 500
March 26 Nematodes 25 million
April 22 Mites - Hypoaspis miles 1 liter
May 1 Nematodes 25 million
May 6 Mites - Amblyseius cucumeris 200 sachet bags
May 27 Rove Beeetles 500
June 5 Nematodes 6 milliion

*Biological control of insect pests in a Virginia tomato greenhouse of 3500 square feet. Yellow sticky cards (3" x 5") were used to monitor fungus gnats (6 cards near bag level) and thrips (4 cards near plant canopy). The number of pests is the average captured per card per day.