INSECTS AND MITES MANAGEMENT IN THE GREENHOUSES
- Integrated pest management (IPM)
- Monitoring and Scouting
- Pest identification
- Mealybug (Homoptera: Pseudococcidae)
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Cirtus mealybug, Planacoccuc citri
- Mexican mealy bug, Phenacoccus madeirensis
- Lontailed mealybug, Pseudococcus longispinus
- Root mealybug, Rhizoecus falcifer
- Pritchrad’s ground mealybug
- Detection
- Management
- Sanitation
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Two-Spotted Spider Mites, Tetranychus urticae (Arachnida: Acari: Tetranychidae)
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Carmine spider mites, Teyranychus cinnabarinus
- Lewis mite, Eotetranychus lewisi
- Cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus
- Broad mite, Polyphagotarsonamus latus
- Bulb mite, Rhizoglyphus echinopus
- False spider mites, Brevipalpus spp.
- Privet mite, Brevipalpus obovatus
- Eriophyid mite, Eriophyes aloinis
- Detection
- Management
- Sanitation
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Thrips (Order: Thysanoptara)
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Western flower thrips, Franklinialla occidentalis
- Flower thrips, F. tritici
- Tobacco thrips, F. fusca
- Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci
- Cuban laurel thrips, Gynaicithrips ficorum
- Echinothrips amaricanus
- Gladioulus thrips, Thrips simplex
- Greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips haemorrholidalis
- Thrips palami
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Whiteflies
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Silverleaf whitefly, Bemisia argentifolii
- Greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum
- Banded-winged whitefly, T. abutiloneus
- Cloudywinged whitefly, Dialeurodes citrifolii
- Citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri
- Iris whitefly, Aleyrodes spiracoides
- Azelea whitefly, Paelius azaleae
- Spiraling whitefly, Aleurodicus dispersus
- Ash whitefly, Siphoninus phillyreae
- Mulberry whitefly, Tetraleurodes mori
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Aphids (Homoptera: Aphididae)
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Green peach aphid, Myzus persicae
- Melon/Cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii
- Potato aphid, Macrosiphum euphorbiae
- Rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae
- Chrysenthamum aphid, Macrosiphoniella sanborni
- Bean aphid, Aphis fabae
- Root aphid, Pemphigus spp.
- Pea aphid
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Fungus Gnots (Diptera: Sciaridae) and Shore Flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)
- Description
- Biology
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae)
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Liriomyza trifolii
- Pea leafminer, L. huidobrensis
- Vegetable leafminer, L. sativae
- Chrysenthamum leafminer, Chromatomyia syngenesiae
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Scale Insects
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Armored scales (Homoptera: Diaspididae)
- Soft scales (Homoptera: Coccidae)
- Mealy bugs
- Magarodid scales (Homoptera: Margarididae)
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Lepidopterous larvae
- Description
- Biology
- Species
- Beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Cabbage looper, Trichopsia ni (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Noctuidae)
- Variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
- Diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Plutellidae)
- European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Pyralidae)
- Leafroller, Choristoneura spp. (Tortricidae)
- Imported cabbage worm, Pieris rapae (Pieridae)
- Detection
- Management
- Prevention
- Chemical control
- Biological control
- Snails and Slugs
- Description
- Biology
- Detection
- Management