Amblyseius-Breeding-System – steady stream of predatory mites targetting whitefly and thrips
Efficient sachets deliver resilient predatory mites over several weeks
- True generalist – voracious predatory mite Amblyseius (Typhlodromips) swirskii has a preference for greenhouse and tobacco whitefly eggs and larvae as well as young thrips larvae
- Also eats - spider and tarsonemid mite
- Adapted to high temperatures - active up to temperatures of 40 °C
- For optimal population growth - use alternative food source Nutrimite™ to help create ‘standing army’
Why are breeding sachets so effective?
- Sachets contain food – bran carrier and factitious prey - for the predatory mites
- A. swirskii mites multiply inside the sachets and disperse into the crop
- Continual release of predatory mites over six weeks