• How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?

  September 19, 2021

  Most growers know when there are thrips in their crop. After all, there are not very many tiny, slender insects that look like thrips . More difficult [...] low in the crop, and you will almost never find them on the sticky traps. In short, a busy, striped insect is probably setosus. If you find a slow, striped [...] the abdomen. Onion thrips females are greyish yellow to brown. Males are lighter and have no wings. Onion thrips are often found along large leaf veins

• The nematodes are doing their job

  December 14, 2020

  Loss of appetite, discoloration, drying out, and shrinkage – the nematodes are doing their job The nematodes in Entonem ( Steinernema feltiae ) and Capsanem [...] sometimes a little sticky, but when attacked they become dry. If looked at through a microscope, you will see the small nematodes wriggling inside the caterpillar [...] the effect on the pests, you should also see the damage to the crop decrease. If treatment with nematodes is successful, you will see less damage. With

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  launched its first high-tech foil sachets which carry the information that they are ‘industrially compostable’, but what does this really mean? What is the Ulti-Mite [...] compostable? ´Biodegradable´ involves a process during which microorganisms that are available in the environment (e.g. bacteria or fungi) convert materials into [...] cannot be regulated. When an Ulti-Mite sachet, for example, is left on a dry, bare soil bed, it does not have the right conditions to degrade within the

• Common bean

  The common bean (also referred to as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, or snap bean) [...] identified as ‘bush beans’ or ‘pole beans’, depending on how they grow. Kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans and wax beans belong to this group. Recommended [...] bean is a changeable species that has been cultivated already for a very long time. Wild varieties often tend to grow upwards, however many types are

• Knowing & recognizing

  lifecycle and its many phases, as well as giving you the ability to recognize the pest or disease you are up against by means of detailed illustrations and close-up [...] growers’ guide to biological crop protection Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s lifecycle [...] close-up photographs. The knowledge gained will equip you to find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised in 2003, the latest

• Botrytis: ten must-knows

  November 15, 2021

  fungus, and there are many species. The fungus is found all over the world and can infect a wide variety of plants. If conditions are unfavorable, the damage [...] soft fruit, petals, and lush leaves. Crops with firm leaves are much less attractive and are therefore at a lower risk. The species Botrytis cinerea can [...] damage can get out of hand. To avoid this, it's important to know the following 'Botrytis facts'. Botrytis is also called 'grey mold'. This name indicates

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  the more you can do to lower the temperature, the more you can impair development. Air humidity is also important, as the spider mite like dry conditions [...] grower, you can increase the edge that the natural enemies have by ensuring that you introduce large numbers of them at the start of the infestation. If you [...] ’ No need to worry! As a grower, there are ways to limit population development. Start by making sure that you have enough natural enemies on standby.

• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  June 28, 2023

  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 butterfly [...] butterfly species that are active during the day have a striking color. The nocturnal moths are often an inconspicuous brown and greyish color. Numerous ca [...] ‘leaf rollers’ because the caterpillars often live in curled-up leaves. If you touch them, they will start to squirm and drop to the ground along a silk

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  Several factors determine how quickly this happens, such as how many prey there are and whether other food sources such as pollen are available. The microclimate [...] gaining more and more terrain in your crop. You can easily introduce many predatory mites in one go. If you want to gradually apply predatory mites , the [...] slow-release bags are made of paper, making them ideal for use in greenhouses! But if your crop is grown in tunnels, in the open air, or if it's always very

• Does Swirskii Really Do What it's Intended To?

  June 5, 2019

  magnifying glass, you can check whether the predatory mites are active and decide whether you have released enough. Check twenty leaves. If you see a few walking [...] mites in Swirski-Mite prefer fresh food and only eat insects that are in their early phase. For whitefly , these are the fresh eggs and the youngest larvae; [...] walking around on each leaf, you know you're on the right track. Supplementary Feeding for Predatory Mites If there is too little food for the predatory