Posted:  19 Sep 2012 23:26
Registered User Currently Offline Join Date: Jul 2011	Posts:  1 Reputation: Unranked User Rank: 1 - Seedling
We have a living wall that has a small thrips population that we have managed to keep under control with natural products. Has anyone had success with Amblyseius cucumeris or Orius insidiosus?

Posted:  20 Sep 2012 01:50
Registered User Currently Offline Join Date: Jan 2011	Posts:  798 Reputation:  43 User Rank: 10 - Blossom
No experience with thrips control with these bugs, so sorry I can't help there.  Living walls present problems with pest control because of (1) vertical surfaces make pesticide applications difficult, and (2) planting density makes it hard for sprays to get good coverage. However, if you go the pesticide route, Marathon II, while pricey, works fast and thoroughly on thrips and because it's trans-laminar in its action (it moves from the upper leaf surface through the leaf to the lower leaf surface), spray coverage isn't much of an issue.  It will wipe out the thrips within a couple of days in most cases, even heavy infestations. Clem

Posted:  12 Apr 2013 22:35
Registered User Currently Offline Join Date: Jun 2012	Posts:  10 Reputation: Unranked User Rank: 1 - Seedling
cucumeris feed only on immature thrip stages, so it will take some time to realy have a lasting effect on the thrip populaton you cols also try lacewing larvae

Interiorscape.com is sponsored by NewPro Containers     RSS 2.0     Atom 1.0

Welcome to our Interiorscape forum for Interiorscapers, Vendors, Suppliers, Florists, Interior Designers, Special Event Planners, Educators and Students!