Cultural and biological control methods
Natural enemies:
Aphididos
Coccinelidos
Crisópidos
Critical stage
Mid-April to mid-June, in spring budding trees, exceptionally in autumn budders
Treatment criteria
Treat when the following thresholds are exceeded:
Spiraecola: 10% de brotes afectados.
Others 30%.
Monitor plantlings and grafts.
Active material recommended
Acetamiprid (only plantlings if under production)
Spirotetramat
Pirimicarb
Pimetrozina
Chlorpyrifos-methyl
Tiametoxan
Etofenprox
TAU-fluvalinate
Scientific name
Aphys spiraecola Pactch.
Aphys gossypii Glover.
Mizus persicae Sulzer.
Toxoptera aurantii.