We have been using biological control agents against various diseases and pests on various crops and in strawberry. Our most recent publication is in the North American Strawberry Growers' Association newsletter (for growers not for scientists) and will give an idea of our approach using pollinators as the vectors of biological control agents. The technology can also be applied to insect pests. What is C. fragaefolii? The name tells me it is found on strawberry leaves but not what sort of an organism it is. Please check on references and citations to our work here, P. G. Kevan and co-workers.

Peter

Thanks very much Kevan for your answer.

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii is an aphid species that recently has become a frequent pest of strawberries in Huelva (South Spain).

Until now it seems that the usual releases of biological control agents employed against other strawberry aphids doesn't work with this species.

For sure that we will check your references on strawbweries.

Thanks again for your answer.

Thank you, knowing that the pest is an aphid is a great help, thus A. colemanni is the parasitoid that is commercially available. We have had some success with Beauveria bassiana against peach aphid in greenhouse tomato. We have used the pollinator biovectoring technology for that. Cheers, Peter