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Bulletin E3299
Commercially Available Biological Control Agents for Greenhouse Insect and Mite Pests

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January 24, 2024 - Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University; Sarah Jandricic, OMAFRA; Heidi Wollaeger<wollaege@msu.edu>, Michigan State University Extension

This free, downloadable PDF is a 16-page bulletin that provides information about the commercially-available biological control agents in the United States for greenhouse insect and mite pests. This bulletin presents key facts, photos and descriptions of 42 beneficial insects used in greenhouse insect biological control programs for western flower thrips, whiteflies, aphids, twospotted spider mites, mealybugs, and fungus gnats. Greenhouse growers new to biological control or those that are training employees will find this bulletin useful. 

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