(IPPM) in Vegetables - Vegetableipmasia.org
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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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