Biological control of bugs
Bugs can cause extensive damage to greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant tissues and fruits, leading to deformation, discoloration, and yield loss. Effective bug control is key to maintaining healthy, high-quality crops. Biological control of bugs combines targeted monitoring and natural enemies that reduce pest pressure and prevent outbreaks:
- Beneficial nematodes
- Parasitic wasps
- Pheromone traps
- Sticky traps
These biological solutions help monitor, attract and eliminate harmful bugs in different crop stages. With Koppert’s biological solutions for bugs, professional growers can protect their crops effectively, reduce pest populations and support sustainable, residue-free production.
Biological solutions for Bugs
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What are bugs?
Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera, a highly diverse group of insects, containing both harmful and beneficial species. Heteropteran bugs are insects which have flattened bodies and fold their wings flat over their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other exposing the scutellum, a prominent triangular region of the thorax between the wing bases. This distinguishes them from beetles, which have hard, leathery forewings that meet, but do not overlap, in the dorsal midline. Some bugs produce a pungent odour. Heteropteran bugs are hemimetabolous insects. Their life cycle consists of an egg, usually five nymphal instars and the adult insect. Several species of especially the families Miridae and Pentatomidae are found as pests in agricultural crops.
Bug damage
Phytophagous bugs damage plants by puncturing leaves and growing points with their piercing-sucking mouthparts and extracting nutrients from them, resulting in deformations and puncture holes. The most obvious damage is the deformation of growing points. They also cause tissue damage and deformed growth as a result of toxic substances that they inject into plants while feeding.
