Risk assessment of the biological control product Limonica with the organism Amblydromalus limonicus : Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Plant Health of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment

• The product Limonica, with the predatory mite Amblydromalus limonicus as the active organism, is sought to be used as a biological control agent in Norway. Limonica is intended for use against western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentallis), other thrips (e.g. Thripstabaci), spider mites and white flies (e.g. Trialeurodes, Aleyrodes and Bemisia spp.) in protected horticultural crops such as cucumber, sweet pepper, strawberry and ornamentals. The product is not recommended for greenhouse-grown tomatoes. 

Ämnesord

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)

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VKM

risk assessment

Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

biological control

predatory mite

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