Eupeodes corollae, a natural and beneficial flying fly, has its origins in Europe and its surroundings.
Biobest R&D Senior Scientist Apostolos Pekas mentioned that the use of flying flies in integrated control method (IPM) programs has been limited until now, due to the lack of reliable mass breeding systems. announced that they had succeeded.
Eupeodes, a generalist predator, can feed on all aphid species. A voracious predator, a single larva of Eupeodes can consume 1,000 aphids to complete development and may even contribute to crop pollination.
Biobest Product Manager Ines de Craecker says, “Thanks to their highly reliable and cost-effective batch growing systems, Biobest is able to offer growers Eupeodes at affordable prices.”
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"Perfectly compatible and complementary to existing commercial biological solutions for aphid control, the Eupeodes-System - with its unique dual ecosystem properties - is poised to become a valuable tool helping provide a sustainable solution to aphid control in a variety of crops worldwide."