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1 Beneficial flies: Aphidoletes aphidimyza (orange larvae) and hoverfly (white larvae)

2 Beneficial fly: Feltiella acarisuga (for spider mite control)

3 Beneficial beetles: Harmonia axrydis (generalist); Delphastis catalinae (for whitefly)

4 Beneficial beetle: Atheta coriaria (for thrips)

5 Beneficial beetle: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (for mealybug)

6 Beneficial bug: Dicyphus hesperus: predatory on whitefly, spidermite, aphids

7 Predatory bug: Podisus maculiventris

8 Macrolophus caliginosus: predatory on whitefly

9 Trichogramma brassicae on looper eggs Encarsia formosa on whitefly scale Testing of Encarsia strips Parasitoid wasps: Encarsia (for whitefly) and Trichogramma (for caterpillar)

10 Aphidius ervi Aphidius matricariae Predatory (parasioiod?) wasps of aphids

11 Horntails

12 Bees for pollination

13 Hypoaspis miles for fungus gnats Amblyseius cucumeris for thrips Phytoseiulus persimilis for spidermites Predatory mites

14 Nematodes (and the bacteria they contain) killing insect larvae

15 Steinernema feltiae and S. carpocapsae for insect larvae (fungus gnats and black vive weevil) control in media and soil

16 Heterorhabditis bacteriophora compared to a much larger saprophytic nematode. Nematodes

17 Wireworms infected with Metarhizium anisopliae, fungal cultures, and spores

18 Aphidius matricariae Hymenoptera-wasp Aphytis melinus Aphelinus abdominalis Aphidius colemani Aphidius ervi Aphidoletes aphidimyza Coccinellidae Episyrphus balteatus Hippodamia convergens Harmonia axyridis Chrysoperla carnea Deraeocoris brevis Some aphid predators and parasitoids Hymenoptera-wasp Hymenoptera-wasp Hymenoptera-wasp Hymenoptera-wasp Diptera-gall midge larva Coleoptera - beetle Diptera - Hoverflies Coleoptera - lady beetle Coleoptera - A.lady beetle Neuroptera - lacewing Hemiptera - bug

19 Some containers for aphid predators and parasitoids

20 Podisus maculiventris Cotesia marginiventris Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Trichogramma minutum Trichogramma platerni Trichogramma pretiosum Trichogramma brassicae Hemiptera - bug Hymenoptera - wasp bacteria Hymenoptera - wasp Hymenoptera - wasp Hymenoptera - wasp Hymenoptera - wasp Some caterpillar or looper predators and parasitoids

21 Some containers for caterpillar parasitoids

22 Dacnusa sibirica Hymenoptera - wasp Diglyphus isaea Hymenoptera - wasp Tamarixia triozae Hymenoptera - wasp Some leaf miner parasitoids

23 Hypoaspis aculeifer Acarina - mite Hypoaspis miles Acarina - mite Steinernema carpocapsae Nematoda - nematode Some fungus gnat predators and parasitoids

24 Some containers for fungus gnat predators

25 Anagyrus pseudococci Hymenoptera - wasp Leptomastix dactylopii Hymenoptera - wasp Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Coleoptera - beetle Some mealy bug predators and parasitoids

26 Metaphycus helvolus Galendromus occidetalis Phytoseiulus longipes Amblyseius andersoni Amblyseius californicus Amblyseius fallacis Amblyseius swirksii Feltiella acarisuga Phytoseiulus persimilis Stethorus punctillum Some spider mite predators Hymenoptera - wasp Acarina - mite Acarina - mite Acarina - mite Acarina - mite Acarina - mite Acarina - mite Diptera - gall midge Acarina - mite Coleoptera - beetle

27 Some containers for spider mite predators

28 Amblyseius cucumeris Acarina - mite Amblyseius degenerans Acarina - mite Orius insidiosus Hemiptera - bug Orius laevigatus Hemiptera - bug Orius majusculus Hemiptera - bug Atheta coriaria Coleoptera - beetle Some thrips predators

29 Some containers for thrips predators

30 Delphastus catalinae Delphastus pusillus Eretmocerus eremicus Eretmocerus mundus Macrolophus caliginosus Encarsia formosa Dicyphus hesperus Coleoptera - beetle Coleoptera - beetle Hymenoptera - wasp Hymenoptera - wasp Hemiptera - bug Hymenoptera - wasp Hemiptera - bug Some whitefly predators and parasitoids

31 Some containers for whitefly predators and parasitoids

32 Some containers labels for generalist predators

33 Some containers or labels for caterpillar predators or parasites

34 Some containers labels for mealybug predators

35 Biocontrol lab set-up

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