• International Day of Plant Health: Protecting plant health with sustainable solutions

  May 12, 2023

  approach is based on the principles of natural balance and working with nature, rather than against it. One of our core solutions is the use of beneficial [...] International Day of Plant Health: Protecting plant health with sustainable solutions On the 12th of May, the world celebrates International Day of Plant Health [...] livelihoods of farmers and rural communities, preserving biodiversity, and reducing our impact on the environment. On this International Day of Plant Health

• ISARID_v3.0_8.4__24.11.20__10lb_CMM_242319.pdf

  January 1, 1970

  acre of labeled food crops (2 – 8 ounces of Isarid™ per 11,000 square feet of labeled food crops) in 50 – 100 gallons of water. Add half amount of water [...] .......... 100.0% *Contains a minimum of 2 x 109 colony forming units per gram of product (dry weight basis) ISARID™ KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN CAUTION [...] per 11,000 sq ft of greenhouse plants or nursery crops applied at a minimum of 0.1% solution (i.e., 16 oz of Isarid™ per 100 gallons of water) Soil App

• Koppert Launches NatuGro System for California Strawberry Growers

  August 5, 2021

  percent, bringing their return on investment to four to five dollars for every dollar spent on NatuGro.” For more information on the NatuGro system, click here [...] leading provider of safe, natural solutions for improving crop health, resilience and production, recently announced the introduction of its new NatuGro [...] cold-pressed plant extract from plant-based materials with root-stimulating properties VIDI FORUM : a cold-pressed extract of seaweed, humic acids, herbs and

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  conditions: on wet plants or when the humidity is very high. Wet wounds are also a favourite. Chemical intervention is unavoidable in the event of a serious [...] straight wound surfaces (they dry faster than frayed wounds). There is also a whole range of products to make the plant stronger. Additional fertilization [...] certain degree of resistance to the fungus. Powdery Mildew In fact, the method of combating mildew doesn't differ much from that for Botrytis. There are several

• Help! How Does Thrips get Into My Crop?

  December 21, 2021

  it is easier for the grower to build up a population of natural enemies. Thrips infestations often start along paths and in warm places. From there, the [...] thrips starts off low down in the crop, on the underside of leaves near the veins. These thrips are also found on weeds in the greenhouse; a good reason [...] concerned. Generally speaking, there are three 'routes' that thrips take when getting into a crop: 1. They were already there Thrips are experts at hide-and-seek

• Koppert Registers New Biofungicide

  November 26, 2019

  product dossier was evaluated on behalf of other member EU states. The registration of new PPPs (Plant Protection Products) is a rigorous process and can [...] countries and the USA are expected to follow. Noli is a water dispersible granule preparation based on the naturally occurring Metschnikowia fructicola yeast [...] fungicides are not available. Noli is a spray suspension that is applied directly to leaves, blossom and fruits of the plant. It effectively controls Botrytis

• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  tunnels there – that’s why it’s called a leaf ‘miner’! Caterpillars of different butterfly species have three pairs of real legs and up to five pairs of false [...] you. Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths, and there are as many as 150,000 species worldwide. The group is very uniform in appearance and [...] squirm and quickly lower themselves down to the ground on a thread of their own silk. The caterpillars of Tuta absoluta ( tomato leaf miner ) like to hide away

• Powdery mildew

  January 1, 1970

  nutrients from the epidermal layer of plant cells. Most of the fungus remains on the outside of the plant surface. On the mycelium on the plant surface, new co [...] underside of the leaf, because the fungus infects the plant by entering through the stomata and there are more stomata on the underside of the leaf. On the upper [...] fungus causing powdery mildew is extremely sensitive to water and ‘hides’ on the underside of the leaves. Therefore, this is where the colonies mostly occur

• Increase in Thrips Infestation Demands More R&D

  December 4, 2019

  number of species of thrips around the globe is on the increase, and they are spreading more easily. More worryingly though is the fact that there isn’t [...] especially strawberries , there have been reports of increased thrips infestation. Infestation by the Western flower thrips is on the increase, and since [...] they did find it. Another example is Dichromothrips corbetti which affects phalaenopsis and is very difficult to get rid of. It had been around for some time

• Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies

  August 18, 2021

  notion of natural cultivation. ‘He or she thinks of the sun, the fresh air of the great outdoors, ladybirds, butterflies... and while there is nothing [...] 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 [...] products of the petrochemical industry which relies on mineral oil. ‘And we all know that mineral oil is a finite natural resource and that there are already