• Knowing & recognizing

  updated edition of Knowing and recognizing also includes new biopesticides and biostimulants that increase the plant’s resilience to stress and help the plant [...] crop protection Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s lifecycle and its many phases, as [...] illustrations and close-up photographs. The knowledge gained will equip you to find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised

• Botrytis: ten must-knows

  November 15, 2021

  Botrytis is an above-ground fungus, and there are many species. The fungus is found all over the world and can infect a wide variety of plants. If conditions [...] pollen tube, kills them, and feeds on the contents of these dead cells. Botrytis loves soft plant parts, such as soft fruit, petals, and lush leaves. Crops with [...] attractive and are therefore at a lower risk. The species Botrytis cinerea can affect more than two hundred different crops, including strawberry and grape

• Acadian Plant Health™ and Koppert Join Forces to Expand Biostimulants Access Across the U.S.

  April 3, 2024

  microbials, and biostimulants that support, protect, and strengthen crops. We have driven agricultural innovation for over 50 years. Growers and farmers worldwide [...] crop protection and natural pollination . The partnership provides Acadian’s U.S. customers with increased ease of access to products and local technical [...] areas of performance and sustainability. About Koppert Koppert partners with nature to find ways of growing that are both safe and healthy. Helping growers

• Want to know whether Spical will be effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  December 13, 2022

  mites ' eggs are completely round and sometimes a little colored, whereas predatory mites ' are slightly larger, oval, and translucent. If Spical 's has done [...] spider mite numbers able to grow so explosively, you'll definitely want to know whether your IPM strategy is having an effect. Simply take a magnifying glass [...] still be able to see webs, but the spots won't become larger. The downside is that the damaged spots won't simply disappear. While this isn't such a problem

• Want To Know Whether Spical Will Be Effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  July 20, 2020

  mites ’ eggs are completely round and sometimes a little coloured, whereas predatory mites ’ are slightly larger, oval, and translucent. If Spical ’s done [...] spider mite numbers able to grow so explosively, you’ll definitely want to know whether your IPM strategy is having an effect. Simply take a magnifying glass [...] still be able to see webs, but the spots won’t become larger. The downside is that the damaged spots won’t simply disappear. While this isn’t such a problem

• Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

  August 18, 2021

  which make no distinction between beneficial and harmful insects. Swirskii and most other mites, both useful and harmful, get stuck in them. The crop's glandular [...] physical barrier and are also covered with a sticky substance. This means that tomato growers must use larger natural enemies against whitefly and thrips – ones [...] anything and quickly feel at home in a crop. This is why this predatory mite is perfect for use with most fruiting vegetables, strawberries and other soft

• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  June 28, 2023

  likes tomatoes, sweet peppers, and chrysanthemums. The African cotton leafworm likes tomato, sweet peppers, and beans. And the box tree moth... loves box [...] butterflies and moths can do a lot of damage to these crops, so effective control depends on early identification. The following are absolute must-knows. Most [...] Most butterfly species that are active during the day have a striking color. The nocturnal moths are often an inconspicuous brown and greyish color. Numerous

• Biofungicide that gives soil-borne diseases no chance!

  January 21, 2021

  use in many field and glasshouse crops, such as vegetable and salad crops, herbs, soft fruit, pot plants, cut flowers, bulbs, trees and shrubs. It can also [...] biological fungicide product that protects crops from soil-borne diseases such as Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Cylindrocladium and Thielaviopsis. Unlike many [...] with more root hairs, thus improving the uptake of water and nutrients. The result is a stronger and more uniform crop, particularly where plants are grown

• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently, five species are cultivated for their edible fruit and seeds. This fruit [...] pumpkin, squash or gourd. That depends on species, variety and local jargon. The fruits of the Cucurbita species are usually large and fleshy, but their size [...] substantially. Wild fruit species can be as small as 4 centimetres (1.6 inch) and some commercial specimens can weigh more than 300 kilograms (660 lbs).

• Mealybugs and scales

  of mealybugs and scales Mealybugs and scale insects are persistent pests that feed on plant sap, weakening crops and producing honeydew that leads to sooty [...] beetles and lacewings help reduce mealybug and scale populations by attacking both larvae and adults. Pheromone traps support early detection and population [...] wingless and immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales and soft scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are