Amblyseius cucumeris Bottled - Target Pests

What Bottled Cucumeris Goes After

Thrips Larvae

Young thrips larvae, the stage that feeds on leaf undersides and new growth, including western flower thrips, eastern flower thrips, onion thrips, greenhouse thrips and melon thrips.

Small Plant-Feeding Mites

Broad mites, cyclamen mites, tomato russet mites and some other plant-feeding mites.

A. cucumeris may also feed on spider mites, but it isn't a spider mite control. For an established spider mite infestation, use Phytoseiulus persimilis or Neoseiulus californicus.

Heavy Thrips Pressure?

Bottled cucumeris eats young larvae, not large larvae or adults, so pair it:

• Orius insidiosus (Minute Pirate Bug) takes on adult thrips.
• Sf beneficial nematodes reach the stages that drop into the soil.
• Above 80°F, switch to or add A. swirskii.