SPIDER MITE ACARIFAGES

Abstract

Recently, an expansion of the range of plants grown in greenhouses has been noted throughout the world. In addition to traditional vegetable crops (cucumber, tomato, sweet pepper), early potatoes and cabbage, eggplants, green crops, strawberries, melons, as well as many types of floral and ornamental plants are cultivated. Optimal conditions for growing plants in greenhouses are also favorable for the reproduction of pests. The complex of phytophages that damage vegetable and ornamental crops includes mainly polyphagous species, but there are also specialized pests. The spider mites, greenhouse whiteflies, tobacco and other species of thrips, various types of aphids - melon, peach, potato, etc. are especially harmful in greenhouses. The nightshade miner, which damages mainly tomatoes, has recently acquired important economic importance. To regulate the number of harmful phytophages in greenhouses, it is effective to use entomo and acariphages, the species composition of which is quite wide. For many species, regulations have been developed for their development and use on various crops grown in greenhouses.