Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*
Active substance:
Aphidius ervi
Nomenclature
Other Names:
- Aphidius ervi
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Targets:
- Acyrthosiphon kondoi (bluegreen aphid, blue alfalfa aphid)
- Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid)
- Aphis craccivora (cowpea aphid)
- Aulacorthum solani (glasshouse-potato aphid)
- Diuraphis noxia (russian wheat aphid)
- Macrosiphum euphorbiae (potato aphid)
- Macrosiphum rosae (rose aphid)
- Metopolophium dirhodum (rose grain aphid)
- Microlophium carnosum (nettle aphid)
- Myzus ornatus (ornate aphid, violet aphid)
- Myzus persicae (peach–potato aphid, green peach aphid)
- Rhodobium porosum (yellow rose aphid)
- Schizaphis graminum (greenbug)
- Sitobion avenae (grain aphid)
- Sitobion fragariae (blackberry cereal aphid)
Biogeography:
Originally found in Europe and Asia but now intr... Click here to retrieve this information.
Biological Activity
Mode of Action:
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Toxicology
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