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Greenhouse Pest Monitoring with Yellow Sticky Cards | | | Date* | Natural Enemy Introduced | Quantity | | January 23 | Nematodes | 2 million | | February 21 | Nematodes | 25 million | | March 24 | Rove Beetles | 400 | | April 29 | Mites - Amblyseius cucumeris | 200 sachet bags | | May 8 | Mites - Amblyseius cucumeris | 200 sachet bags | | May 27 | Nematodes | 6 million | | June 9 | Encarsia formosa - Nile Strain | 5000 | | June 24 | Pirate Bugs - Orius | 1000 | | June 25 | Nematodes | 25 million | | | *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. |
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