Flies

There are two main fly pests of cucurbits

Bean seed fly (Delia platura and Delia florilega)
Glasshouse whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

Find resources relating to each species below.

Bean Seed Fly (Delia platura and Delia florilega) Resource List

AHDB resources

Risk factors and crop damage caused by bean seed flies The biology and integrated management of the bean seed fly Bean seed fly: identification and control Bean seed fly: The research pressure mounts to control this important pest AHDB trials help control seed bean fly

Other resources

Koppert: Beneficial nematodes for bean seed fly control Koppert: Bean Seed Fly (Delia platura) RHS: Bean seed fly CABI: Delia platura (bean seed fly) Access Required

University resources

Warwick: bean seed fly

Glasshouse Whitefly (Trialeurodes vaporariorum) Resource List

CABI resources

Trialeurodes vaporariorum (whitefly, greenhouse) Access Required Greenhouse Whitefly | Plantwise

University resources

UNH: Greehouse Whitefly (fact sheet) NC State: Greenhouse Whitefly Colorado State: greenhouse whitefly extension UM: Greenhouse Whitefly

Other resources

RHS: Glasshouse whitefly Koppert: Greenhouse whitefly - Biocontrol, damage and life cycle