• Mediterranean fruit fly

  Ceratitis capitata ) is widespread in Africa, the Mediterranean basin and South America. Ceratitis capitata is a highly polyphagous species whose larvae develop

• Cotton bollworm

  occurs in the tropics and sub-tropics of all continents except for North America. Larvae of the cotton bollworm ( Helicoverpa armigera ) are highly polyphagous

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  annually. These crops are distributed to markets in Asia, Europe, North America, and domestically. The large production scale, high water demand, and pest

• Tobacco aphid

  and is a key pest of tobacco crops in both the United States and South America. The tobacco aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. nicotianae ) is also encountered

• American serpentine leaf miner

  American serpentine leaf miner ( Liriomyza trifolii ) originates from North America, but occurs also in Europe since about 1976. The American serpentine leaf

• Greenhouse whitefly

  Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) originally comes from tropical and subtropical America, probably Brazil or Mexico. Hundreds of plant species from different families

• Obscure mealybug

  viburni ) (formerly known as Pseudococcus affinis) originates from South America, but can now be found in many parts of the world with a temperate climate

• Biological Pest Control

  area. For example, the introduction of the Australian lady beetle to North America helped control cottony cushion scale populations. Classical biological control