Image: Encarsia formosa, an endoparasitic wasp, is used for whitefly control

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Description: Encarsia was one of the first biological control agents developed. Whitefly scale (second and third larval stages) parasitized with Encarsia formosa eggs, are shipped on cards that can be hung directly on the plants. Adults will emerge from the pupae over a period of 1-2 weeks.
Title: Encarsia formosa, an endoparasitic wasp, is used for whitefly control
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