Aphidius ervi – Large Aphid Parasite for Potato & amp; Glasshouse Aphid Control
Aphidius ervi – Large Aphid Parasite for Potato & amp; Glasshouse Aphid Control
The parasitoid built for large aphids like potato and foxglove
Large aphids such as the potato and foxglove aphid are too big for the small-species wasps to handle well, which is where Aphidius ervi comes in. This parasitic wasp is sized and tuned to attack large-bodied aphids, laying an egg inside each host that turns it into a mummy. Growers often pair it with Aphidius colemani so the two wasps together cover both the large and small aphids in a mixed infestation.
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- Small-species predators struggle with big aphids
- Sprays miss aphids sheltered in the canopy
- Aphids bounce back after chemical knockdown
- Residue and harvest timing to manage
- Broad sprays kill your other beneficials
- One-and-done reactive treatment
- Sized specifically to parasitize large-bodied aphids
- Wasps track down colonies using plant and honeydew cues
- Parasitized aphids become mummies that cannot reproduce
- No residue, no re-entry interval
- Selective wasp spares the rest of your biocontrol
- Weekly releases build ongoing large-aphid control
Made for large aphids Potato, foxglove
Ervi is tuned to large-bodied aphids like the potato and foxglove aphid, the species that smaller parasitoids and predators handle poorly.
Parasitizes from within
A female lays an egg inside each large aphid. The developing wasp consumes the host, which hardens into a mummy, ending that aphid and its offspring.
Pairs with colemani
Running ervi alongside colemani covers both large and small aphids at once, which is ideal when you have a mixed-species infestation.
Hunts the hidden colonies
The wasps use plant distress signals and honeydew to locate aphids in the tight spots that foliar sprays cannot reach.
Self-renewing population
New wasps emerge from the mummies and keep hunting, so a weekly program develops an on-site defense that compounds over time.
Simple to release
Tap the carrier out among the plants in the cooler part of the day. No mixing, no sprayer, no protective gear.
Open in the cool morning or evening; spread the material on slabs or in release boxes near colonies.
Keep it dry and undisturbed for a few days after placing.
Typical rate 0.25-2 per m²; repeat weekly during aphid pressure.
Pair with colemani for mixed small and large aphid infestations.
How ervi clears large aphids
Release near the colonies
Open the container in the cool morning or evening and tap the wasps out across the grow near any large-aphid clusters.
Wasps find their hosts
Females track down large aphids and lay an egg inside each one.
Hosts become mummies
The wasp larva develops inside the aphid, killing it and leaving a hardened mummy behind.
Wasps keep cycling
New adults emerge from the mummies to hunt again, so weekly releases hold large-aphid numbers down.
- Live Aphidius ervi parasitoid wasps
- Carrier for even release
- Weekly release schedule and instructions
- Insulated overnight packaging
- Release size: matched to your canopy area
- Pairs well with: Aphidius colemani for mixed aphid infestations
- Not sure of the species? the Aphidius 4-Way Mix covers everything
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