Amblyseius swirskii controls thrips and whitefly in vegetables in EU
- Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) / ESP / Amblyseius swirskii/ Frankliniella occidentalis and Trialeurodes vaporarorium
- Report on toxic pesticide residues as a consequence of pest insect resistance development in sweet pepper originating from southern Spain in 2007 resulted in export ultimatum where growers needed to deliver residue poor vegetables
- Technical result: Excellent control of thrips and whitefly, biocontrol is an essential part of greenhouse vegetable pest control throughout Europe. Pollen feeding allows a preventive “standing army” approach
- Economic result: Residue free vegetables at lower pest control cost: 2150 euro/Ha biological vs 4500 euro/Ha for chemical control, which is prone to pest resistance development
- Sustainability (ecological, social and economical) Gains:
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- Increased biodiversity enabling more resilient greenhouse cropping systems
- Reduction in fresh water use and reliance on chemical pesticides
- Enables regenerative practices
- Increased biodiversity enabling more resilient greenhouse cropping systems
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- Demonstrates good governance; monitoring and more preventative approach
- Enables worker and consumer health and wellbeing
- Promotes quality nutritious vegetable production
- Demonstrates good governance; monitoring and more preventative approach
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- Improvement of financial viability
- Supports farmers’ livelihood and value distribution
- Improvement of financial viability
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Other case(s) with the same crop
Agro-ecological vegetable production in France
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Beetles and beneficial nematodes (EPN)