Importance of biological control against apple pests

- Apanteles glomeratus L.
It is a black winged insect with a length of 2.5 mm and red-brown legs. It flies a lot in summer. It is mainly a parasite of cabbage butterfly worms. The caterpillar lays its eggs on the body of the worm. A mushroom forms inside the worm. The worm also moves and slowly dies.
The importance of birds in the protection of orchard trees is considered high. Migratory birds - nightingales, hummingbirds, swallows, long-winged and blue-throated warblers feed on insects throughout their lives.
Tawny owl - Tyto olla Scap.
Nocturnal bird of prey, body length 30-35 cm, lives a companion life. Does not build a nest. He often lives with pigeons, the pigeons do not touch their children at all. Feeds mainly on mice. If there is not enough food, the child will open once. Chicks get used to humans quickly.
The great tern is Parus major Briss.
Sitting bird. The outer plumage is very beautiful, the upper part of the body is shiny - blue, the lower part is yellow, the upper part of the head, the neck area is black with a black line from the belly to the belly. There are white spots on the sides of the head and neck. The legs are gray, the beak is blue-brown. He lives near gardens. He gets used to artificial nests quickly. It gives birth twice a year. They make their nests from mosses, dry grasses, horse feathers, and feathers.
They have 8-14 pupae, and feed them mainly with insects. Chittak can carry as much food in a day as it is. In the summer, worms, butterflies, beetles, flies, spiders, and even insect eggs feed on aphids and even woolly worms. A pair of chitchats can kill all the leaf-gnawing pests in the garden. It feeds on various fruits in winter.
Big red-headed tree - Dendrocapus major Coch.
One of the larger birds living in our country has a body of 23-25 ​​cm. The bark of the tree cleans every inch of the ground. Under the bark, mustached beetles gnaw gold. Chicks are fed with various types of worms, beetles, spiders, bark beetle larvae. It destroys many pests of trees. Only red-tailed deer benefit by killing bark-eaters, mustache-eaters, beetles, and stink bugs, which other birds cannot catch from under the bark.