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Full title: Incorporating Biological Control of Spider Mites into Tomato Pest Management Programs, by James Walgenbach and Tom Bilbo of North Carolina State University. The webinar took place on March 1, 2021.

In this webinar, you will learn about how to manage spider mites in tomatoes and other vegetables using biological control, with an emphasis on the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. We will review the various natural enemies attacking spider mites, and factors impacting their efficacy. We will also present data from experiments conducted in commercial tomato fields to illustrate how effective these predators can be and how to best incorporate them into a farming system. This includes when and where to release P. persimilis in your fields, how to conserve them with smart insecticide use, and lessons from successes and failures. We will also demonstrate how to rear these predatory mites yourself for year-round use (for either field or greenhouse operations) and potential cost savings.
This webinar is part of a series of 4 webinars on biological control, funded by NIFA OREI. To learn more about the project and the other webinars, see http://eorganic.info/biocontrol