• The cost-saving potential of biological crop protection for your IPM strategy

  February 20, 2025

  biocontrol agents can include predators (e.g., ladybugs feeding on aphids ), parasitoids (e.g., parasitic wasps targeting caterpillars ), and pathogens (e.g.,

• Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites

  September 17, 2025

  adaptability, and ability to establish long-term presence in crops. Unlike parasitoids, predatory mites can remain active throughout the season, even under

• Encarsia formosa

  The egg is 0.08 mm long and 0.03 mm wide. About halfway through the parasitoid’s development, the host pupa turns black. Parasitized pupae are thus easily

• Diglyphus isaea

  Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Diglyphus isaea Diglyphus isaea is a parasitoid wasp renowned for its role in controlling leafminer pests, particularly