• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  April 23, 2018

  The Role of Technology in Biological Control The role of technology in biological control is set to grow even further; that's the prediction of Peter Maes [...] s, you can take care of much more yourself than you used to be able to, as long as you have qualified people at your disposal, of course.’ Precision a [...] gaining in importance in the world of practice. Peter Maes points to outdoor crops, where Koppert is continuing to gain ground in major crops such as maize,

• Sciarid flies

  colour. They are laid on the ground surface close to plant roots. The larvae can grow to 5 to 12 mm in length and 0.5 to 1.5 mm in diameter. They are legless [...] General Sciarid flies constitute the family of Sciaridae. The species that cause most damage to crops belong to the genera Bradysia and Lycoriella . Lycoriella [...] takes place in a small hole in the ground. Pupae are white, but later become yellow to brown. The posterior end of the pupa remains mobile. Recommended

• Turf and grass

  tracks, athletic grounds, cricket pitches and football fields, turf provides the perfect base for a wide variety of sporting grounds around the world. [...] It is also prized as a ground cover for recreational purposes such as green urban areas and private gardens.

• Aphidius colemani

  causing aphids to drop from the leaf and fall to the ground. Although many aphids die as a result, many will survive and migrate to other plants to begin new [...] provide a reliable key to the species of wasp within: many braconid wasps that parasitize aphids produce a mummy similar to that of Aphidius spp. The aphids [...] colemani is widely used in the biological control of aphids . Aphidius colemani is used for the control of the following pests: Cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii

• Knowing & recognizing

  Get the growers’ guide to biological crop protection Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s [...] 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 photographs [...] edition comprises 443 pages, 700 photographs, and dozens of illustrations of the most prevalent pests, diseases and their natural enemies. This book provides

• Citrus mealybug

  order to gain an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must therefore ingest large quantities of sap, getting rid of the excess sugars in the form of honeydew [...] level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production. In ornamental crops, the mere presence of mealybugs is sufficient to render [...] hed from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer ‘tail filaments’

• Mushroom

  fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several [...] several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be observed with the naked eye). They can appear either below ground [...] (hypogeous) or above ground (epigeous) where they may be picked by hand. Edibility may be defined by criteria that include absence of poisonous effects on

• Natutec Drone

  may be difficult to access on the ground – such as elevated areas or wet ground conditions Even distribution - accurate dispersal of vulnerable organisms [...] technology for biological control of harmful pests Use Natutec Drone for the effective and efficient release of a range of biological organisms in record [...] used its specific know-how about the mechanics needed to disperse different carrier materials, in combination with its knowledge of predatory mites and other

• More than solutions, a partner in your success

  access to IPM consultants who work alongside you to understand your operation and guide your decisions. Talk to an IPM Expert A simpler way to get started [...] and over 58 years of experience to a team of 30+ consultants across the United States , Koppert brings worldwide expertise directly to your operation. Tailored [...] should be. Free. When you work with Koppert, you don’t just get products; you gain a network of IPM experts who are salaried, not commission-based. Through

• Tomato pinworm

  pinholes at the points of entry, which are often marked by the presence of a small amount of frass or droppings. Life cycle and appearance of the tomato pinworm [...] usually used to disrupt the mating of adults, preventing oviposition. Damage symptoms The tomato pinworm attacks both the leaves and fruits of tomato. Mining [...] whitish in colour to start with, then turn brown or orange as they develop and can be found on the underside of the leaves. When the presence of the pest is