Oriline I - 2000 nymphs/adults per bottle
Oriline products contain the predatory bug Orius, which has a long history of providing effective and reliable thrips control in a range of protected crops. Orius serves as a standard preventive treatment for thrips, particularly Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis as well as Onion thrips, and other thrips species. Considered a generalist predator it will also feed on mites, moth eggs and other pests. Orius is the only biological control agent that kills adult thrips. It can kill up to 80 adult thrips per day (while only feeding on a few). All five Orius nymph stages are voracious predators of Western Flower thrips and will attack any developmental stage of thrips including adults. Orius adults can fly and are very mobile.
When used in combination with banker plants such as mature Purple Flash Peppers Orius will establish quickly, also feeding Ephestia eggs (Bug Food E) will enhance the establishment of Orius due to increased fecundity. Takes 4 to 8 weeks to establish a population. Introducing Amblyseius cucumeris or swirskii will control young thrips, and the Orius will complement this by preying on both juvenile and adult thrips.
Oriline I contains the species Orius insidiosus and is specifically used in North America because it is native to this part of the world.
- Supplied in a 250ml bottles containing 2000 adults and late instar nymphs.
This product will be shipped directly from the manufacturer and freight charges are additional.