What impact does INVITE have on beneficial insects?
A. The low rate of insecticide application that INVITE affords makes it very useful in protecting beneficial insects from pesticides used to kill CRW beetles. Traditional insecticides programs can damage populations of lady beetles, predatory mites, green lacewings and honeybees. In the absence of these beneficial insects, spider mite populations can explode, necessitating yet another application of pesticide at a higher cost to the grower and more pressure on the environment.Using INVITE helps protect the natural populations of beneficial/predator insects, which are an important part of any integrated crop management program.
