Melons

The pests affecting melons crops will vary between crop types and planting dates. Control techniques will also vary depending on crop conditions and climate, as some beneficial species which work well at certain times of the year but not so well at other times.

Note that some beneficial mites or insects may require licences or permits for use in some countries, and that some of the species listed below may not therefore be available.

 

 

 

 

Pest

English name

Beneficial species

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Glasshouse Whitefly

Encarsia formosa
Eretmocerus eremicus
Amblyseius swirskii
Amblyseius montdorensis 

Bemisia tabaci

Tobacco or
Silverleaf Whitefly

Amblyseius montdorensis
Amblyseius swirskii
Eretmocerus eremicus
Eretmocerus mundus  

Frankliniella occidentalis
Thrips tabaci

Western Flower Thrips
Onion Thrips

Amblyseius cucumeris
Amblyseius montdorensis
Amblyseius swirskii
Orius laevagtus 

Tetranychus urticae

Red Spider-Mite or
Two-Spot Spider-Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis
Amblyseius andersoni
Amblyseius californicus 

Liriomyza spp

Leaf-miners

Diglyphus isaea
Dacnusa sibirica 

Lepidoptera

Caterpillar

Trichogramma brassicae
Bacillus thuringiensis 

 

Myzus persicae
Aphis gossypii

Peach-Potato Aphid
Melon or Cotton Aphid

Aphidius colemani
Aphidoletes aphidimyza  

 

Lepidoptera

Caterpillar

Trichogramma brassicae
Bacillus thuringiensis 

 

 
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