• NatuGro in strawberry

  more than 100 countries R&D centres on every continent The NatuGro system can boost strawberry growers’ crop yields by up to 10 percent. With a proprietary [...] achieve healthy, vital plants. This also accounts for strawberry growing. You can improve disease suppression in the soil with products from the NatuGro system

• Whitefly

  honeydew, which can coat the leaves and stems of infested plants. Sooty mold: Honeydew can also promote the growth of a black, sooty mold that can cover the [...] fields. They feed on the sap of plants, which can cause damage to the leaves and stunting of growth. They can also transmit plant viruses from one plant to [...] where they feed on plant sap. Damage: Whiteflies can cause damage to leaves by feeding on plant sap. This can result in yellowing, wilting, or premature leaf

• Flies

  spread diseases and affect crop hygiene. Their larvae can damage roots and growing media, while adults can cause contamination. Effective fly control is essential [...] causes cosmetic damage, and sometimes this can occur on such a scale that growth, particularly of young cuttings, can be retarded. Fly control videos Take a [...] monitoring. With Koppert’s biological solutions for flies, professional growers can achieve reliable pest management, protect crop hygiene and maintain sustainable

• Isarid: The Foundation of a Good IPM Program

  defense. That is why Isarid can be considered a foundation product. If a grower has a limited biological-control budget and can start with only one broadly [...] through finished crops. It can be used as a drench, a sprench, or a foliar spray. In propagation, a drench or sprench can put the material into the growing [...] provide fast activity, while Isarid contributes spores that can remain active afterward. That can combine two useful forms of control in a single labor pass

• Cabbage looper

  host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reasons why this plague can be serious [...] the leaf. They have a voracious appetite and can daily consume up to three times their body weight. Plants can be severely defoliated and stunted. Life cycle [...] cycle and appearance of Trichoplusia ni Adults can deposit up to 300 eggs on the underside margins of the upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical

• Tomato pinworm

  or orange as they develop and can be found on the underside of the leaves. When the presence of the pest is high, they can be found on any part of the plant [...] General The tomato pinworm mainly attacks tomato, but it can also survive in other Solanaceae species, especially eggplant and potato. It is frequently [...] similar habits. Due to the initial damage of the larva which forms a mine, it can be confused with the eggplant leafminer (Gnorimoschema glochinella). For control

• Shore fly

  plants directly, as they feed on green algae. However, they can transmit plant diseases and can be a nuisance to greenhouse works by their sheer numbers. [...] causes cosmetic damage, and sometimes this can occur on such a scale that growth, particularly of young cuttings, can be retarded. Life cycle and appearance [...] conspicuous eyes. The wings have grey-brown patches. Although shore flies can occasionally be confused with sciarid flies ( Bradysia paupera & Lycoriella

• Western flower thrips

  further, the leaves and flowers can appear grossly deformed. Severely infested flower buds may not open at all. Fruits can also be damaged, even at low densities [...] ground, although pupae can also be found on leaves, in flowers or in other sheltered places. The prepupal and pupal instars can be recognized by their [...] greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants, including many vegetable and ornamental

• Contact

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• Leaf miners

  mining the leaf tissue which can lead to desiccation, premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In (sub)tropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such [...] females can also reduce yield, although with the exception of ornamental crops, this is usually of less significance. Seedlings and young plants can be totally [...] Their feeding patterns cause visible leaf damage, lower crop quality and can open the way for secondary infections. Effective leaf miner control is essential