Field Notes

Macro looking into the throat of a pale flower, with two small slender pale thrips tucked into the crevice where the petals meet

Cucumeris Catches Thrips Young

— Karen Horn
Tagged: Cucumeris Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Mite Matters Plant Biology Predatory Mites Thrips
Follow a thrips through the stage cucumeris targets, and learn why catching young larvae changes future generations before it clears the adults you can see.
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Four Mites Apply for the Thrips Job

Four Mites Apply for the Thrips Job

— Karen Horn
Tagged: Cucumeris Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Limonicus Mite Matters Predatory Mites Swirskii Thrips
Compare cucumeris, swirskii, limonicus, and andersoni by the job they need to do on your plants—not just how many thrips they eat in a laboratory.
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When Cucumeris Is Not Keeping Up

When Cucumeris Is Not Keeping Up

— Karen Horn
Tagged: Cucumeris Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Mite Matters Predatory Mites Thrips Troubleshooting

A connected troubleshooting path from live thrips counts to coverage, conditions, prey stages, and a better repeat-treatment plan.

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A paper predatory mite sachet hanging from a stem deep inside a houseplant's leaf canopy, shaded by the surrounding foliage

Cucumeris Sachets Need a Good Address

— Karen Horn
Tagged: Application Rates Cucumeris Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Mite Matters Predatory Mites Prevention Sachets Thrips

Why sheltered placement and plant coverage affect cucumeris sachets, and how to use those lessons in a prevention program.

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Cucumeris Has a Small Target

Cucumeris Has a Small Target

— Karen Horn
Tagged: Cucumeris Mite Matters Predatory Mites Thrips Troubleshooting

What cucumeris does in a thrips program, why adults can remain after release, and where treatment and prevention fit.

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