Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*
Active substance:
Macrocheles robustulus
Nomenclature
Other Names:
- Macrocheles robustulus
Common Names:
Targets:
- Bradysia spp.
- Lyprauta spp.
- Oribatida spp.
- Sciara spp.
- Delia radicum (cabbage root fly)
- Duponchelia fovealis ((dark marbled tabby, southern european marshland pyralid, European pepper moth))
- Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips)
Biogeography:
Biological Activity
Mode of Action:
Adults and nymphs locate and consume prey larvae... Click here to retrieve this information.
Toxicology
Mammalian Toxicology:
- Acute Oral LD50: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Acute Dermal LD50: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Acute Inhalation LD50: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Acute Intratracheal LD50: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Irritancy: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Sensitisation: Click here to retrieve this information.
- General Comments: Click here to retrieve this information.
Ecological Toxicology:
- Fish: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Birds: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Aquatic Invertebrates: Click here to retrieve this information.
- Algae: Click here to retrieve this information.
- General Comments: Click here to retrieve this information.
Environmental Fate:
Commercialisation
Production:
Products:
Producer Name:
HQ Address:
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