At Bioforce in Karaka, rural south Auckland a host of insects are bred and sent out to growers of everything from tomatoes and pot plants to chickens farms. A growing number of pests are turning up on our shores, making finding other insects to combat them urgent work - among them natives.
Aphidius is a small parasitic wasp that specialises in parasitising aphid species.
Mite-E, a predatory mite that feeds on other mites. Known to be useful in both greenhouse and outdoor crops, such as rose, orchid, bean, capsicum and strawberry.
High infestations of greenhouse whitefly can have a severe impact on greenhouse crops. Enforce is a tiny parasitic wasp that specializes in parasitising whitefly.
Mite-E is a predatory mite that feeds on other plant-feeding mites.
Mite-A pictured with a thrip larvae. Mite-A are known to be useful on greenhouse crops such as tomato, cucumber, pepper and ornamental plants.
A Tasman Lacewing with an aphid. These Lacewing are known to be useful in indoor and outdoor crops such as, capsicum, cucumber, citrus, and other ornamentals
Tasman lacewing larvae with aphid.
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