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Greenhouse Pest Monitoring with Yellow Sticky Cards

  Date* Natural Enemy Introduced Quantity
February 24 Nematodes 2 million
March 23 Nematodes 6 million
April 21 Nematodes 12 million
May 7 Mites - Amblyseius cucumeris 500 sachet bags
June 11 Nematodes 6 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.