Laeveld_Agrochem_GROEI_20_-_Winter_2022.pdf
biological control.
Control thrips during macadamia
flower development
Swirski Ulti-Mite is the first line of defence
and is used as a preventive method [...] damage once flowering starts at the end
of July or August. Each sachet of Swirski UltiMite, with a hook, contains a breeding colony of
250 predatory mites [...] that mites will not
drown inside the sachet.
Best working conditions for Swirski
Ulti-Mite
The predatory mite can be introduced during
the wintertime. It