• Caterpillars: a growth explosion in the life of butterflies and moths

  June 30, 2023

  it stops eating and looks for a suitable place to pupate, the process by which it uses its silk glands to make a cocoon out of threads. The cocoon may [...] itself to, and then it unfolds its wings. With barely perceptible movements of the abdomen, the butterfly uses its bodily fluids to ‘fill up’ the wing [...] the lifecycle from egg to butterfly, at that stage, they become as much as two to three thousand times heavier! Phase 1: from moth to egg Butterfly and moth

• Tackling Thrips is Always a Puzzle

  April 11, 2019

  thrips. Brown dots can often be seen on flowers. The thrips' strongest strategy is to hibernate in the soil or substrate, meaning they can strike very early [...] in the spring. Quick response to early outbreaks and doing all you can to prevent thrips from hibernating are the keys to success! Some growers only get [...] infestations that lead to sleepless nights, thrips is near the top. Western flower thrips , in particular, occasionally drives growers to despair. Thrips is

• Spidex offers a solution for dozens of crops

  February 3, 2023

  persimilis . It is nothing new, having first been introduced in 1967 when it was used solely in greenhouses on both vegetable and ornamental crops. It has since [...] As Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is always a complete system, it may be sensible to combine Spidex with gall midges ( Spidend ) or Spical , which contains [...] Unfortunately, all that glitters is not gold, and this predatory mite does have its limits. Persimilis has difficulty moving over the leaves of crops that

• Whitefly

  Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four Does Swirskii Really Do What it's Intended To? Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and [...] damage to the leaves and stunting of growth. They can also transmit plant viruses from one plant to another. Recognize whitefly Whiteflies can be identified [...] that you have a whitefly infestation, it's important to confirm their presence and take appropriate measures to control their population. Whitefly damage

• Spidend

  Open the bottle and position it straight in the crop (on the slab or directly on the ground). Make sure the bottle does not fall so that the pupae are [...] not dispersed. Leave the cap next to the bottle so that the wasps can feed on the sugar water in the felt inside it. The wasps will emerge and scout for [...] Spidend depends on climate, crop and spider mite density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction as soon as the first spider

• Effective Control of Spider Mite and Thrips

  July 6, 2020

  always a threat, this doesn’t mean that a crop will always suffer. There are ways to keep spider mites at bay, one of them being predatory mites – the spider [...] us to do the job on its own. Except when your climate is warm and dry, then Spical-Plus is preferred, as the predatory mites’ greater resistance to heat [...] controlled preventively. If you see thrips in the crop, it’s already too late . Predatory mites can be used to kill thrips. There are many different species of

• Thrips

  Firstly, it's important to maintain good plant health through regular irrigation and fertilization, as stressed plants are more susceptible to thrips i [...] equipment. It's also important to monitor your crop regularly for signs of thrips, so you can detect an infestation early and take action. This can be done by [...] Thrips form the order Thysanoptera, a name that literally means ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the

• Parasitic wasps

  wasps feeding on the host’s body fluids, which can be important for their reproduction. It's important to note that not all species of parasitic wasps engage [...] employ two primary methods to control pests: parasitization and host feeding. Parasitization Parasitization is the primary means by which parasitic wasps [...] e. This process involves the parasitic wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out

• Cucumber

  The entomopathogenic fungus Isaria fumosoroseus (Isarid) can be sprayed to the crop to suppress infestations of thrips . Furthermore, predatory bug species [...] n Trianum can hold its ground Whitefly – small pest, big problem Trianum is a true all-rounder Want to know whether Spical will be effective? Check, check [...] in cucumber cultivation to ensure the health and productivity of cucumber crops. Cucumbers are exceptionally susceptible to a range of formidable pests

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  within one to four hours and make it possible to check the bumblebees’ work. These brown marks can be used to help determine how many hives must be ordered [...] temperature to affect pollination takes at least one to two weeks. Similarly, it takes two weeks of cold weather for pollination to return to normal. 2 [...] 50-55%), the pollen is too dry and does not stick to the stigma. At high humidity, the pollen sticks to the stamen and does not fall onto the stigma. In c