Pollinators:
Bumblebees
Bumblebee
box
Danger to crops:
Aphids
(1)
Aphids
(2)
Butterflies/
Moths
Leaf
miners
Mealy
bugs
Nematodes
Sciarid
flies
Soil
infestations
Spider
Thrips
Whiteflies
Aulacorthum Solani Potato
aphid
Macrosiphum Euphorbiae Glasshouse
aphid
Photo: Damage by
aphids.
The glasshouse aphid and the potato aphid are commonly found in tomatoes, egg plants (aubergines) and chrysanthemums, where they can cause serious damage. Secreting honey dew, they cause sticky fruits.
CROP PROTECTING AGENTS
APHELINUS
abdominalis parasitic wasp
Duration of
development; egg-adult, at 20șC ± 18 days.
The glasshouse aphid and the potato aphid are controlled
by this parasitic wasp, which lays its egg in the aphids.
The larva will spin a cocoon in the aphid, turning this
into a black 'mummy'. Adults also feed on the aphids
Photo: Aphelinus spp.
.