Eupeodes-System – giving European aphid control programmes a valuable boost
Hoverfly larva with huge appetite for aphids
- True generalist - Eupeodes corollae larvae have huge appetite for all significant aphid species
- Excellent search ability – adult hoverflies are strong flyers over long distances
- Long living adults – can feed on pollen and nectar
- Active in wide temperature range – 10°C - 30°C (optimum 15°C - 25°C)
- Highly reproductive – each female adult can lay up to 800 eggs in pest colonies
- Can contribute to pollination – adult Eupeodes visit flowers for food.
- Covers entire aphid season - in combination with Sphaerophoria-System