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Resource Manual on <strong>IPPM</strong> <strong>in</strong> Vegetable<br />

World Education Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, Inc.<br />

Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) The lady beetle feeds ma<strong>in</strong>ly<br />

on aphids and other soft-bodied <strong>in</strong>sects, such as mealybugs and spider<br />

mites.<br />

Green lacew<strong>in</strong>g larvae (Chrysopa<br />

carnea) Lacew<strong>in</strong>g larvae, known as aphid lions, feed on<br />

<strong>in</strong>sect eggs, aphids, spider mites, thrips, leafhopper nymphs,<br />

and small caterpillar larvae. Adult lacew<strong>in</strong>gs are not<br />

predacious.<br />

Predatory mites (Phytoseiulus persimilus)- Predatory mites and<br />

several other species feed on many mite pests, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the twospotted<br />

spider mites.<br />

Trichogramma wasp (Trichogrammatidae) t<strong>in</strong>y wasps<br />

attack eggs of more than 200 pest species, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

cutworms, corn borers, corn earworms, armyworms, cod<strong>in</strong>g<br />

moths, and cabbage moths. The release time of<br />

trichogramma wasps is critical for their effectiveness s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

they only attack pest eggs.<br />

Encarsia Formosa (Encyrtidae) The greenhouse whitefly is<br />

parasitized by this wasp <strong>in</strong> third and fourth larval <strong>in</strong>stars when<br />

Encarsia Formosas lay their eggs <strong>in</strong>side the whitefly scale.<br />

PREDATORY ARTHROPODS<br />

Arthropod predators make up the most numerous and widely diverse group of natural<br />

enemies of <strong>in</strong>sects associated with vegetable and soybean. Many species of predators are<br />

active only at night while others actively search the foliage of crops dur<strong>in</strong>g the day. Most<br />

predators feed on a wide variety of <strong>in</strong>sects but some are<br />

quite specific. Generalist predators make up the most<br />

important group of natural enemies <strong>in</strong> most cultivated crops<br />

and are seriously affected by chemical <strong>in</strong>secticides.<br />

Name: Paederus fuscipes Curtis<br />

Family: Staphyl<strong>in</strong>idae<br />

Order: Coleoptera<br />

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