Catalog of Beneficials

 

Thrips Control

 

 

  • Monitor thrips populations with blue sticky cards and lures.
  • For Western flower thrips and onion thrips, make one preventive application of 125 Hypoaspis soil predator mites per plant at pupating site, soil or ground, early in season. Also controls fungus gnats!Apply at least 10 Cucumeris predators per plant immediately upon discovering western flower or onion thrips. They prey on immature stages and take 2-3 weeks to reduce adult levels. Release Orius as necessary to control outbreaks. Consume all types of thrips and other soft-bodied insects. Use only when thrips are present and when day length exceeds 16 hours. In crops with a low tolerance for thrips damage—cucumbers and peppers—one round of slow-release hangable sachets of Cucumeris protects flowers and fruit for six to eight weeks.
  • In wetter media (rock wool), Steinernema feltiae nematodes attack pupating thrips better than Hypoaspis.

THRIPS BIOCONTROLS

BENEFICIAL

TARGET PEST

RATE/FREQ

CODE

QUANTITY

PRICE

Amblyseius cucumeris

(=Neoseiulus cucumeris) predatory mite,thrips predator

in bran carrier

specify fast release for quicker control, or slow release for prevention

no diapause

Western flower thrips, onion thrips, (lesser extentcyclamen, broad mites)66-80° F, 65-72% RH

survives on pollen

start when thrips population low

place fast release at base of plant, hang slow release touching plant

10-100/

plant

1-30/ft2

1 X wk, 3-6 X

bag/1-5 plant1-4 X/mo place 2 mo

hang on plant

AC1-F

fast release

1,000/sachet

 2.75
10+ sachets 1.95
50+ sachets 1.45
100+ sachets 0.90
AC1-S

slow release

 

1,000/sachet

 3.05
10+ sachets 2.30
50+ sachets 1.60
100+ sachets 1.35
AC50

bulk fast release,

liter

50,000/liter 32.50
5+ liters 27.00
15+ liters 24.00
25+ liters 22.50
Amblyseius cucumeris, slow release over 6-8 weeks – use on or before appearance of thrips
Aprox 1,000 mites, all stages with food in sachet (bag) with hanger. Mites exit over 6-8 week period to suppress thrips thrips on plants with no pollen, esp. cucumbers, peppers, ornamental baskets – where bran carrier is a negative bag/1-5 plant

1-4 X/moreplace 2 mo

hang on plant

AC260-S

with hooks

 

260 sachets/cs 78.00
5+ cases 63.00
AC300-S
Gemini sachets
 300 sachets/cs 87.00
AC500-S

no hooks Gemini sachets

 500 sachets/cs 125.00

Hypoaspis miles

predatory mite

lives in top layer of soil

no diapause continue to feed, reproduce >54º F

(12º C)

fungus gnat larvae, western flower thrips pupae (WFT) in soil, springtailfor house plants, GH,mushroom production,

mites on tarantula, lizard, bees(?), uses pollen

3-6 l/acre

1 l/1K ft2

2 X/mo,

2-5 X
HY10K
 10,000/liter 26.50
5+ liters 19.00
10+ liters 16.50
HYLTR
 50,000/liter 34.50
5+ liters 28.50
10+ liters 26.00

Orius insidiosus

Minute Pirate Bug

predatory bug

thrips & other soft-

bodied insects

250-5K/ac

1-2/40 ft2

1-4/plant

OR500

 500/bottle 69.00
5+ bottles 52.00
10+ bottles 49.00
OR1000 1000/bottle 82.00
5+ bottles 75.00
10+ bottles 72.00

Atheta coriaria

predatory beetle

rove beetle

shore flies, fungus gnats, WF thrips, build up in soil under greenhouse benches

1/10 ft2 (m2)

1 wk I, until rate achieved

 ATHET1AB

 

 100/bottle 30.50
5+ bottles 22.75
ATHET1KAB 1000/bottle 107.00
5+ bottles 91.00
ATHET3KB 3000/bottle 184.00
5+ bottles 171.00
Steinernema feltiae

(=Neoaplectana feltiae, =Steinernema bibionis), Sf

 

5 tray minimum on most tray sizes.

These trays ship directly from the producer.

Seasonally, we stock 10 million units, from which single trays can be purchased.		 fungus fly, fruit fly plant parasitic nematode, root- knot nematode



Combine with Hypoaspis miles for best fungus gnat IPM.		 1 million per 50-60 sq ft.

1 billion per acre. 		NESF10BU

10 million per tray 		5+ trays 19.50
10+ trays 16.75
20+ trays 15.00
NESF50BU
50 million per tray
5 tray minimum 		5+ trays 37.00
10+ trays 34.75
20+ trays 33.00
NESF150BU
150 million per tray
5 tray min 		5+ trays 72.25
10+ trays 69.75
20+ trays 68.00
NESFCSBU
case of 5 trays of 250 million
1.25 billion total 		1 case 248.00
3+ cases 230.00
           

 

 

Thrips Materials & Tools

PRODUCT TARGET PEST RATE/FREQ CODE QUANTITY PRICE
Thrips lure, aggregation pheromone, 10 lures
 Thrips place 1 lure every 5-25 ft. Replace monthly THRIPSLURE
pack of 10
46.50
5+ packs 34.50
10+ packs 29.30
Thripskit, 10 lures & traps
 Thrips Place lures upwind from the infestation, so the scent is carried to the thrips THRIPSKIT
 kit of 10
 58.00
5+ kits 46.00
10+ kits 43.00
Thripline, mating pheromone, 10 lures, 3-4 weeks Thrips, attracts both males and females. Order by Wednesday, noon Use with sticky traps. Hang traps 30 ft apart, 40 traps per acre. Replace every 3-4 weeks. THRIPLINE pack of 10 54.00
5+ packs 42.00
10+ packs 39.00
BotaniGard, 22WP, Beauveria bassiana spores in wettable powder whitefly, aphid, thrips, plant bug, mealybug, soft bodied sucking insects 1/2 - 2 qt/100 gal, (1-4 tsp/gal) spray to cover BOTGD1 1 pound 85.00
BOTGD1-CS case of 12 pounds 861.00
BotaniGard ES, Beauveria bassiana spores in oil 1/2 - 2 lb/100 gal (2-9 g/gal) spray to cover, 1-4 oz/1K ft2 BOTGDQ quart 84.00
BOTGDQ-CS case of 10 quarts 711.00
BOTGDG gallon 625.00
Monterey Garden Insect Spray - spinosad moth larvae, sawflies, Chrysomelid leaf feeding beetles, gall midges, thrips, leafminers - works by contact and by ingestion use 2 oz. per gallon of spray SPINOSADP pint 27.00
6+ pints 20.50
SPINOSADQ quart 44.00
6+ quarts 30.00
SPINOSADG gallon 99.00
4+ gallons 87.75
12+ gallons 85.00
Hot Pepper Wax, capcaisin in wax base with essential oils aphid, whitefly, spider mite, thrips, soft bodied insects leafhopper, scale 8 oz/gallon water HPWP pint 15.50
HPWQ quart 21.50
HPWG gallon 60.00
4+ gallons 45.25