Mirid Predatory Bug - Dicyphus hesperis

This predatory bug is closely related to Macrolophus a predatory bug commonly used in European greenhouses to assist in the control of whitefly, thrips and aphids on tomato crops. Dicyphus is a voracious predator and can consume 15 whitefly scale and 13 thrips larvae per day. Applied Bio-Nomics Ltd. has worked with Dr. Dave Gillespie at Agriculture Canada to develop mass rearing for a non diapausing strain of this new biological control agent.

Standard package size:
100 - 500

Crop type: Greenhouse tomato

Experimental Introduction Rate: release 100 Dicyphus per whitefly hot spot, continue releases for 3 weeks or until Dicyphus nymphs are detected on the plants.