Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*
Active substance:
Encarsia formosa
Nomenclature
Other Names:
- Encarsia formosa
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Targets:
- Bemisia tabaci (tobacco whitefly, sweet potato whitefly, silverleaf whitefly)
- Trialeurodes vaporariorum (glasshouse whitefly, greenhouse whitefly)
Biogeography:
Widely distributed in North America, Europe, Aus... Click here to retrieve this information.
Biological Activity
Mode of Action:
Adult female paralyses and oviposits in the thir... Click here to retrieve this information.
Toxicology
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This is an extract from the Manual of Biocontrol Agents produced by the BCPC. The manual has been substantially revised and updated to reflect the growth and maturity of the global biocontrol industry.
It contains up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on over 200 active substances which are commercially available in products including:
- 90+ micro-organisms
- 15+ botanicals
- 80+ macro-organisms
- 31+ semiochemicals