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Productname: OMS |
Allotropa musea |
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| Natural enemy of |
Mealybugs |
| Origin | : | Canary Islands |
| Habitus |
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| The adult parasitoid is small (0,5- 1,0 mm.). Male: Body length 0,6-1,0 mm. Blackish. Antennae with long hairs. Female: 0,5-0,8 mm. Short, thick club. |
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| They parasitise the 1e-2e stage of all kind of mealybugs as: Dysmicoccus, Phenacoccus Planacoccus and Pseudococcus. Because of the very small size paratised mealybugs (cocons) are difficult to detect. |
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| They are distributed as adults and has to be used in combination wth other natural enemies of mealybugs for a good control. 20 adults/ plant or 5 Mē. |
| The use of OMS can be combined with that of : CML,NIL,LAS,LDS,APS,GLS,AFS,PMS,LOS |
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| Citrus mealybugs [Planacoccus citri] |
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| Allotropa musea female tests Madeirensis mealybug |
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| OMS parasitoid inside mealybug |