Biocontrols For Your Cut Flowers Crop
Individual species or varieties may only suffer from one or two of the pests listed below, while others suffer from a wider range of pests. There may also be pests, specific to some cut flowers, which are listed below. Sensitivity to pests is also high because of the stringent aesthetic criteria applied by flower markets and customers.
Pest Name
Scientific Name
Suitable Products
Western Flower Thrips,
Chili Thrips and other species
Frankliniella occidentalis,
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Aphids (small spp.): Green peach, black
melon, tobacco aphid
Aphis gossypii, Myzus
persicae, Myzus nicotianae
Aphids (larger spp.):
Potato, foxglove aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae,
Aulacorthum solani
Sweetpotato, greenhouse whiteflies
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
and/or Bemisia tabaci
