Aphid parasitoid wasp for melon aphid
Some US suppliers list melon aphid among this wasp's targets, but the evidence is poor. In a lab comparison of 12 aphid species, Aphelinus abdominalis accepted and stung melon aphid so rarely that its development in it could not even be measured. Koppert sells it for potato and foxglove aphid, not melon aphid. Aphidius colemani is the wasp sold for melon aphid, and it has held the aphid as well as imidacloprid in a greenhouse trial.
Before you order
For potato and foxglove aphid under glass, especially in hot spells when Aphidius falters; kills by feeding on aphids as well as laying in them. How it works, how to tell it has established and the supplier list are on the full Aphelinus abdominalis profile.
How many do I need?
Area and infestation level in; quantity, cost and a weekly schedule out. Open the calculator →
Other controls for melon aphid
- Aphidius colemaniParasitoid wasp · 0.25–4 /m² per release, at least three releases
- Aphidoletes aphidimyzaPredatory midge · 1–10 /m² per release, weekly
- Chrysoperla carneaGreen lacewing larvae · 2–20 /m² per release, weekly
- Braconid waspsWild parasitoid · Wild — conserve; do not buy
- HoverfliesWild predator (larvae) · Wild — attract adults with open flowers
- LadybugsWild predator · Nothing to release — conserve the ones already there