greenhouse pests - purdue university pests thrips whiteflies fungus gnats shore flies spider mites...
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Greenhouse pests
Thrips
Whiteflies
Fungus gnats
Shore flies
Mites
Bulb mites
Aphids
Mealybugs
Leaf miners (rare in IN)
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Greenhouse pests
Thrips
Whiteflies
Fungus gnats
Shore flies
Spider mites
Leaf miners
Aphids
Mealybugs
Bulb mites
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Thrips
Feathery wings
Adults winged
Nymphs wingless
Rasping mouthparts
Many are omnivores
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Just like a deer, there’s no singularhere
W. Cranshaw
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Western FlowerThrips
Direct damage toflowers when adultsand immatures feed
Vectors impatiensnecrotic spot virus
Many host plants
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Flower Distortion by WFT onChrysanthemum
Damaged blooms
healthydamaged
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Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus
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Western Flower Thrips
Monitor winged adultsusing yellow sticky cards
Look for winglessimmatures in flowers andother tight spaces
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WFTLife cycle
Above groundmobile stages can bekilled by pesticidesand predaceous mites(Amblysieus, Neoseiulus)
Below ground stagecan’t be killed by pesticides, but may be killed bypredaceous mites(Hypoaspis spp)
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WFT Control
Screen vents
Eliminate reservoir plants (weeds, old plantsetc.)
Monitor with sticky traps-Tends not to be aproblem in winter months
If applying contact pesticide, do so at 5 dayintervals to kill adults emerging from pupaehttp://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/ext/targets/e-series/EseriesPDF/E-110.htm
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Thrips Pesticide Considerations
Pesticide ResistanceRotate classes of pesticides @ 3 weeks
ThigmotaxisThrips are omnivores. They hide in buds, coverage isdifficult.
Floral protectionSystemics like imidacloprid do not translocate to flowers.
More mobile products are likely in future.
Compatible with BCSpinosad won’t kill mite predators, is a lamellar systemic
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Biological Control for WFT
Miteshttp://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/fact_sheets/pest_management/thripsbio.html
Amblysieus cucumeris and degenerans (Foliarpredators)Hypoaspis miles and aculeifer (soil dwelling pupalpredators)
Plant bugsOrius spp.
Fungal diseaseBeauvaria bassiana
http://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/inter/Biologic.html
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Greenhouse thrips
Adults are black. Yellow nymphs produce blackfecal drops.
Not a disease
vector
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Other Greenhouse Thrips
Gladiolus thrips
A problem for gladiolus growers
Tobacco thrips
Migrate into ghouse late in season, can beconfused with gladiolus thrips
See key for other thripshttp://www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/inter/inmine/Thrips.pdf
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Whiteflies
Produce honeydew andcause sooty moldproblem
Flying white adults canbe unsightly
Problem on Poinsettiasand may other crops
Can vector diseases insome instances
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Whitefly Life Cycle
(Courtesy University of GA)
•Adult is the mobile phase•Eggs,nymphs and pupaetransported on plants.
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Greenhouse Whitefly
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Adult Greenhouse Whitefly
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Adult Silver Leaf Whitefly
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Silver Leaf Whitefly Nymphs
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Silverleaf vs GHS Whitefly
silverleaf
greenhouse
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Bandedwinged Whiteflies
Similar to greenhouse whitefly, but adult hasbanded wings
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Whitefly management
Inspection of new plant material
Sanitation
Monitor plants and yellow sticky cards
Biological Controls:
Encarsia formosa (Inoculative)
Eretmocera eremicus (Inundative)http://www.umass.edu/umext/floriculture/pest_managem
ent/biological_control.html
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Poinsettia -Whitefly Innundativerelease (after Van Driesche 2002)
Eretmocerus eremicus – releasedweekly for 15 weeks .
Insect growth regulator (Fenoxycarb)applied at week 7 and 8 to slow whiteflypopulation growth
Cost of $.25/plant – competitive withimidacloprid (plus follow up sprays)
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Encarsia formosa Release Cards
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Greenhouse Whitefly(black = parasitized)
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Chemical Control of Whiteflies
Whitefly Control in Greenhouses andInterior Plantscapes: University ofGeorgiahttp://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/b1077-w.html
Imidacloprid gives long lasting controlbut must use other materials to preventresistance
Many pesticide options exist
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Type Q WhitefliesResistant to neonicotinoids
See website for resistance managementand lists of products that work
http://www.irac-online.org/documents/moa_whiteflyposter.pdf
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Fungus gnat -damage by larvae
Larvae (maggots) feed on fungus in soiland nip at roots, and tunnel in stem.
High populations of maggots can injureplants and spread soil borne pathogenslike Pythium
Thrive in moist soil
Monitor larvae by placing a potato sliceon the soil and changing weekly
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Fungus gnat adults
Adults are have longantenna.
High populations of adultscan be a nuisance, and mayspread Botrytis amongflowers.
Adults are attracted toyellow sticky cards placed2” above plant canopy
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Fungus Gnat Cultural Control
Keep soil covered in potting area. Adultslay eggs in moist media.
Keep greenhouse weed-free to preventmoist conditions suitable to fungalgrowth.
Moderate watering to keep plants dry
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Fungus Gnat Biological Control
Nematodes (Steinernema feltiae) attacklarvae
Soil mites, Hypoaspis miles, attacklarvae
Bacillus thuringiensis israeliensis
(Gnatrol)
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Fungus Gnat- Chemical Control
Pot drenches kill larvae
Adept and Distance are insect growthregulators that provide good control of larvae
Bacillus thuringiensis var Israelensis (Gnatrol)also kills larvae
Foliar applications kill adults
Pyrethroid and other insecticides controladults.
For more information See E-111http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/ext/targets/e-series/EseriesPDF/E-111.htm
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Shore flies
Adults are nuisancepests
Antenna are shortand bristled-like ahouse fly
Wings have spots
Larvae feed on algaein upper inch of soil
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Shore flies – Cultural Control
Clean up standing water that can be asource of algae.
Use an algicide to clean up algal buildup.
Keep greenhouse weed-free to preventmoist conditions suitable to algal growth.
Moderate watering to keep plants dry
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Shore flies – Biological Control
Hypoaspis miles kill larvae
Native parasitoid (Hexacola sp.)
Controls for FG that DO NOT control SF
Bacillus thuringiensis israeliensis (Gnatrol)
Nematodes (Steinernema feltiae)
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Shore fly- Chemical Control
Adept and Distance are insect growthregulators that provide good control oflarvae.
Pyrethoid and other insecticides controladults.
For more information See E-111http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/ext/targets/e-series/EseriesPDF/E-111.htm
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Two Spotted Spider Mite
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Spider Mite Monitoring
Turn over leaves to lookfor:•Stippling of leaves•Presence of webs andeggs.
Tap foliage over whitepaper to look for• Mites crawling on paper
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Miticides
Selective, Easy on Beneficials, Long residual
Akari, Floramite, Ovation, Hexygon,Tetrasan,Vendex
Short residual
Oil, Soap
Rescue Treatments, Not Selective
Talstar, Scimitar, Battle, Avid, SanmitePylon (greenhouse only) – not effective againstLewis mites
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Lewis Mite
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Lewis mite
On poinsettia
Smaller thanTSSM
Lack 2 spots
Floramite,Avid, Akari OK
Pylon noteffective
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Spider mite biological control
Many natural enemies
Predatory mites
Neoseiulus persimilis (heavy populations)
Neosilius californicus (low populations)
Predatory midges (fly to containers)
Minute pirate bugs
Lacewings
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Predatory midge Feltiella acarisuga
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/beneficial/F_acarisuga_larva.htm
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Predatory Mite
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Green Lacewing Adult
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Green Lacewing Larva
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Spider mite control
Use miticides compatible with natural enemiesbifenazate(Floramite), clofentazine (Ovation)or hexythiazox (Hexygon)
Use insect growth regulators and spinosad tocontrol other pests to avoid killing predators
Rotate classes of insecticide to preventresistance
See E-42 for detailshttp://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/ext/targets/e-
series/EseriesPDF/E-42.htm
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Cyclamen and Broad Mites
Microscopic mites willcause russeting, and leafdistortion.
Young growing tips areoften affected Photo Courtesy of J. Baker NC State
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Cyclamen vs Broad Mites
Cyclamen mites favored by cooltemperatures (60 F and high humidity)
Eggs are smooth
Broad mites favored by warmtemperatures (70-80 F). Eggs aredimpled.
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Cyclamen vs. Broad Mites
Illustrations Courtesy of J. Baker NC State
Cyclamen miteSmooth eggs
Broad miteBumpy eggs
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Cyclamen and Broad mite control
Arrive into greenhouses on tubers and inbuds of plant material
Heat treat infested plant material at 111F for 15 minutes
Miticides -Abamectin (Avid), Milbemectin(Ultiflora),chlorfenapyr (Pylon), Dicofol(Kelthane)
For broad mites only -pyridaben (Sanmite),
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Bulb Mite
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Bulb mite Damage and Control
Are problematic on Easter Lilies and other bulbs
Spread Pythium and other diseases
Not much is labeled for control.
Dipping bulbs for 30 minutes in hot water, or withKelthane, Avid, or Hexygon have been effective.
Hypoaspis miles, a predator mite shows some promise.
For details see:
http://floriculture.osu.edu/archive/dec00/blbmite.html
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Black Bean Aphid
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Aphids
Cause honeydew/sooty mold problem
Potential disease vectors
Monitor for winged adults in yellow stickycards.
Inspect plants for wingless adults andimmatures
Screening vents is critical
Many natural enemies
Systemic insecticides also effective
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Green Peach Aphid
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Parasitized Aphids
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GreenLacewing
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Mealybugs
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Mealybugs
Identification
http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/Mealybugs.htm
Common Mealybugs in Indiana
Citrus mealybug
Longtail mealybug
Monitor by inspecting plants
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Mealybug biological control
Cryptolaemus montreuzieri – a beetlepredator that lays eggs in ovisacs ofseveral species
(Does not control Longtail mealybugs)
Parasitoids are available but tend to bemore specific (Leptomastix spp.)
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Citrus Mealybug
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Long-tailed Mealybug
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Mealybug Destroyer
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Mealybug Parasite- Leptomastix dactylopii
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Mealybug chemical control
Waxy coating and ability to hide increvices makes mealybugs difficult tocontrol with insecticides.
Ovisacs laid on pots or under benchescan complicate control.
Systemic insecticides can be helpful
Spot applications to conserverbeneficials.
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Some Common Soft and Armoredscales
Soft scalesbrown soft scalehemispherical scaletessellated scale
Armored scalesBoisduval scaleFern scale
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Brown Soft Scales and Crawlers
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Fern Scale
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Biological Control is critical for scalemanagement – Many NE’s available
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Adult Black Vine Weevil
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WeevilLife Cycle
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Black Vine Weevil Damage
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Garden Slugs