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Lesson 10 – Providing Habitat for Predatory Insects and Wasp Parasitoids
Start Time is 11:00 AM Pacific Time
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Presenters: Ian Grettenberger, UC Davis and Michael Russell, Oregon State University
Upon successfully completing this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Describe the kinds of farm conditions and habitat that support predatory mites, and hunting and weaving spiders
- Describe how farm practices and different kinds of plants support Minute Pirate Bugs' food and reproductive needs
- Explain the types of floral architecture that are key to supporting wasp parasitoids
- Describe three plants that increase the longevity of these parasitoids
Continued Education Credits: We have been approved for 1 CE credit from California Department of Pesticide Regulation and 1 CCA credit from American Society of Agronomy.
Photo above: Parasitoid wasp and aphids on brassica by Scott Sherrill