Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

How to use Swirski-Mite from Koppert

Biofungicide that gives soil-borne diseases no chance!

Pepino mosaic virus

which strain – that causes the infection is one them. The moment in the crop cycle when the infection takes place is another factor that might have an important [...] caused by PepMV is, that it is very intense for a few weeks and then disappears to eventually return later in the season. This means that damage can be more [...] (PepMV) is a single-stranded RNA-virus (Potexvirus genus, Fexiviridae family) that was originally isolated from pepino ( Solanum muricatum ), a South American

Rhizoctonia solani

was long believed to be a sterile fungus, but recently it was discovered that the fungus produces basidiospores. These spores don’t play a role in the [...] important in this context. Thanatephorus cucumeris is a soil-inhabiting fungus, that is very persistent in the soil. It overwinters as mycelium or sclerotia in [...] time of infection. In general, the fungus causes symptoms on all plant parts that are in or close to the soil. Early infection of the growing tips of the roots

Crazy roots, hairy roots, crown gall

has not yet been defined. The assumption is that the bacteria survive in the soil, but it is possible that first infection is from the propagation material [...] General Rhizobium bacteria are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes. Additionally, pathogenic Agr

Gummy stem blight

General Mycosphaerella cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber [...] cropping: Remove all crop debris and disinfect the greenhouse Choose a cultivar that is less susceptible to internal fruit rot Use clean propagation material [...] consecutive cucumber crops: Remove all pots and plant parts from previous crop that may serve as inoculum source for the new crop prevent condensation on all

Powdery mildew

General Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is caused by many different species of fungi such as Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oïdium, Leveillula. Damage [...] sweet pepper cultivars react to powdery mildew infection by dropping leaves that are not infected yet. It depends on the cultivar how soon after infection [...] curl up or drop off. Life cycle and appearance of Powdery mildew The fungi that cause powdery mildew ( Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oïdium, Leveillula ) are all

Black leg of seedlings

General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress, [...] damaged spots. On the infected plant, new sporangia with zoospores are formed, that allow the disease to spread to neighbouring plants. The zoospores disperse

Bacterial canker of tomato

General Clavibacter is a quarantine organism in Europe, which means that strong efforts are used to prevent the bacterium from entering. When the occasional [...] field and potatoes from other fields on the farm, are labelled as ‘suspect’ that year. On the infected field no potatoes or other Solaneceaous crops can be [...] ooze with bacteria in the case of C lavibacter infection, but other than that the disease is difficult to distinguish from wilting caused by other pathogens

Fusarium spp.

and post-harvest decay. Fusarium oxysporum ( Fusarium wilt ) is the species that causes vascular wilt. Initially, the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly [...] may occur and cause different symptoms. This species is the only Fusarium that actually grows inside the vascular system of the host plant and spreads upwards [...] machinery and irrigation water in greenhouses Prevent plant stress Ensure that soil drainage is adequate Apply nitrogen as nitrate, instead of ammonium