Encarsia-System - the cornerstone of whitefly control
Prolific, powerful parasitic wasp that also host feeds
- Effective control of greenhouse and tobacco whiteflies - Trialeurodes vaporariorum and Bemisia tabaci
- Prefers greenhouse whitefly – targets both species but shows preference for Trialeurodes vaporariorum
- Highly efficacious - targets different pest larval stages through parasitism or host-feeding
- Fast population development – parasitoid population builds up quicker than pest
- Highly efficient – lay eggs in non-parasitised (controlled) older whitefly larvae
- Works at lower temperature – active from 18°C.
How this highly efficient wasp operates
- Female wasps parasitise older larvae - will actively search for whitefly larvae and lay their eggs inside the larvae
- Wasp host feeds on young larvae – prefers second pest larval stage.