Product description
Orius majusculus is a standard corrective treatment for Thrips in glasshouse crops. The main target is Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). The bugs are supplied in bottles of 250ml containing 500 adults and late instar nymphs packed in a buckwheat & vermiculite carrier. A protein food source in the bottles ensures optimal condition of the bugs on delivery. This product is also available as 2000 4th & 5th instar nymphs, for quicker establishment in the crop. Oriline M is reared under the “ACTIV” system that gives fast establishment in crops.
Predatory Bug
- High proportion of adults
- Protein food source for high survival
- Optimal buckwheat & vermiculite carrier in ventilated bottle
- Establishes well on pollen-rich crops
- Orius majusculus is best used in the summer months
Used for
| Thrips - WFT (Frankliniella occidentalis) and Onion thrip (Thrips tabaci) |
Pepper |
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Strawberry |
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Ornamental pot plants |
General information
Orius is a predatory bug that is often used in a programme with predatory mites in crops such as peppers where it will quickly establish when feeding on the target pest and pollen. The introduction of Amblyseius cucumeris / A swirskii will control young thrips and the Orius majusculus will compliment this by predating on both the juveniles and the adult thrips.