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Greenhouse Pest Monitoring with Yellow Sticky Cards  | | Date* | Natural Enemy Introduced | Quantity | | December 14 | Nematodes | 2 million | | January 11 | Nematodes | 1 million | | January 16 | Nematodes | 2 million | | February 13 | Nematodes | 2 million | | March 16 | Nematodes | 6 million | | April 18 | Nematodes | 6 million | | May 7 | Mites - Amblyseius cucumeris | 500 sachet bags | | May 14 | Trichogramma wasps | 1000 | | May 16 | Nematodes | 25 million | | July 9 | Encarsia formosa - Nile strain | 5000 | | | *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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