How to use flower strips for pest control in greenhouses

A new leaflet from the project "Greenresilient" provides information about the choice of plant species; the best locations for flower strips, when and how to seed as well as how to optimise agroecological services.

Marigold is a good host plant for Macrolophus, as it provides pollen and nectar as well as tissue to deposit eggs for this species

Establishing flower strips in greenhouses can promote natural enemies. They can improve biological pest control in vegetable crops, which complement preventative measures and organic pesticides. Choosing suitable plant species and establishing them at the right time and place ensures food and shelter for a diverse community of natural enemies.

Find out more about how to use flower strips in the Greenresilient leaflet

Leaflet on organic eprints: https://orgprints.org/38705/


 

Author
Laura Kemper, FiBL, laura.kemper@fibl.org

Greenresilient website: https://www.greenresilient.net


Editor: Karin Ullven / Design: Christine Dilling   

CORE Organic Cofund is an ERA-NET funded by the European Commission´s
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Contract No. 727495.