MACRO-ORGANISMS

Pests such as aphids, red spider mite, mealybug and caterpillar larvae are the main source of food for certain stages of the life cycle of predatory ladybirds, predatory and parasitic flies and wasps. Various beneficial insects. mites and nematodes species are commercially available for use in integrated pest management programmes to reduce or control target pest populations on crops in South Africa.

Website links to suppliers of benefical insects, mites and nematodes:

Dudutech            www.dudutech.com  & www.finlays.net

Du Roi IPM        www.duroibugs.co.za