• How to protect bumblebees in cold

  bumblebees to thrive and optimize their pollination activity. To ensure the best performance of bumblebees, it's crucial to maintain their hive temperature [...] it gets colder. Balancing pollination activity and climate To achieve the best pollination results, it's essential to allow the majority of bumblebees to [...] thrive in low temperatures: Warmth is key Place the hives in the warmest part of the tunnel/greenhouse, ensuring they catch the morning sun. Make sure

• Pollination checklist tomato

  pollination of tomato crops. Koppert's Pollination Checklist indicates how the best pollination results can be achieved. Download Poster During pollination [...] bite marks has dropped to just one or two per flower. Pollen is released best at a relative humidity (RH) of between 50% and 80%. A relative humidity of [...] the coolest spot, or at least in the shade, particularly during the warmest part of the day. Ensure that the hive gets some sunlight during the dark winter

• Acadian

  conditions. Pack size Case (2.5 gallon x 2) Tote (264 gallons) Presentation Liquid Content Nitrogen (N) 0.1-0.6 % Soluble Potash (K2O) 5.0-7.0% Derived from [...] foliar-apply during times of moisture or heat stress. For best results apply during the cool part of the day or when temperatures are below 85 degrees Fahrenheit [...] When making irrigation treatments dilute 1 part ACADIAN® Liquid Seaweed Concentrate in a minimum of 50 parts of finished solution andagitate thoroughly

• Stratiolaelaps scimitus (Hypoaspis miles)

  range from 100-500 per m2/release. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation [...] miles . It is a soil-dwelling predatory mite occurring naturally in several parts of the world. This predatory mite controls larvae of sciarid flies (fungus [...] organisms. The larvae do not feed. Nymphs and adults prey mainly in the upper 1-2 cm of the soil. Adult females consume up to 4.5 thrips pupae per day. Life

• Acadian Organic

  conditions. Pack size Case (2.5 gallon x 2) Tote (264 gallons) Presentation Liquid Content Nitrogen (N) 0.1-0.6 % Soluble Potash (K2O) 5.0-7.0% Derived from [...] foliar-apply during times of moisture or heat stress. For best results apply during the cool part of the day or when temperaturesare below 85 degrees Fahrenheit [...] making irrigation treatments dilute 1 part ACADIAN® Organic Liquid Seaweed Concentrate in a minimum of 50 parts of finished solution and agitate thoroughly

• Aphidius matricariae

  recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Best conditions for use Aphidius matricariae The natural enemy [...] planting of the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-4 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times. Consult a Koppert advisor [...] Characteristic for the distinction of the species are the fine stripes on side parts of the wasp waist. Aphidius matricariae is specific to aphids of the family

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Koppert products Aphidend Expand all items Best conditions for use of Aphidoletes [...] are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 1-10 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at weekly intervals until control is [...] aphidimyza in an environment with a high relative humidity (> 70%) to get the best results. Feeding behaviour of Aphidoletes aphidimyza The searching behaviour

• Optimal placement of bumblebee hives

  recommended to place the colonies near pathways, preferably within a distance of 2 meters. During the winter, sufficient light should reach the hives, while direct [...] bumblebees from cold . Recommended hive quantity For optimal performance, it is best to avoid clustering more than two hives together. When placing hives vertically

• Artificially lit crops pollination advice

  daylight. On average, bumblebees are allowed to fly between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (4 weeks before/after the shortest day), with an additional half-hour [...] measure actual light intensity. Placement advice in artificially lit crops For best results, consider the following placement advice in greenhouses with artificial

• Amblyseius swirskii

  in the crop before the pest appears. These predatory mites are employed as part of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, offering a sustainable and [...] At 25°C under optimal conditions, an adult female Amblyseius swirskii lays 2.3 eggs per day with Trialeurodes vaporariorum eggs as prey. Under the same [...] yellow. Due to their size and colour they are difficult to spot in the crop. Best conditions for use of Amblyseius swirskii Amblyseius swirskii is most effective