• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  species or SWD females by a large dark spot on each wing, where their common name is derived from. Females have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used [...] Since the start of its invasion in 2008/2009, the spotted wing drosophila, which is originally from Asia, has spread extensively in North and South America [...] development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground.

• Gummy stem blight

  extending lesions may occur. In cucumber, the most important symptom is internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing [...] General Mycosphaerella cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in [...] fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside the fruits may occur together or individually. Life cycle and appearance of Gummy stem blight Mycosphaerella

• Rhizoctonia solani

  epidemics or dispersal of the fungus, only the mycelium is important in this context. Thanatephorus cucumeris is a soil-inhabiting fungus, that is very persistent [...] persistent in the soil. It overwinters as mycelium or sclerotia in the soil and on crop residues. It is also seed-borne. Thanatephorus cucumeris causes diseases [...] before and after emergence. A typical symptom of root infection is that the taproot is reduced to a thread. Reddish-brown lesions occur on the root just

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  positioning of the company which is very conscious of sustainable agricultural practices that respect the environment. ‘Without a doubt it is a product with a lot [...] the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão which cultivates about 40 hectares of peppers [...] peppers in the Marinhais area. The entire crop is harvested mechanically. With mechanization, it is very important that all plants reach the end of their cycle

• Mushroom

  Mushroom A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source [...] (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 [...] The most popular of these, Agaricus bisporus , is considered safe for most people to eat because it is grown in controlled, sterilized environments. Several

• RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

  ‘No,’ he says, ‘I am more interested in seeing the trend. Is the level of whitefly infestation staying the same or is it going up or down? I want to see [...] scans much more accurately. Whitefly is now very accurately recognized. I now have more trust in the result.’ From Jan’s point of view, it is not even about [...] level of infestation pressure is now visible in easy-to-understand graphs. ‘It's about that line. Is it going up? Down? Or is it staying the same? That's

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  country to which around 99% of the total volume exported is destined. "One of the main challenges we face in exporting to the United States is that there [...] fundamental. For more than 4 years, Koppert and HyFood have successfully collaborated in the implementation of an IPM program, which has facilitated the [...] the municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, HyFood - Hydroponic Premium Crops is a company dedicated to the production of different varieties of habanero peppers

• Bedding plants

  Bedding plants are usually annual, biennial or tender perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to [...] They are easily divided in four different categories: Hardy annual plants which are planted directly into the soil already early in the season: sunflower [...] poppy, stock, clarkia, dianthus, nigella, godetia, eschscholzia Tender annual or perennial plants are planted in a protected environment in late winter: begonia

• Casea

  adjuvant and/or an anti-desiccant/humectant can be beneficial. Ask your Koppert representative/distributor for more information Spray in the evening (or morning [...] Dosage Casea is typically applied against foliar pests at a rate of 1 to 3 million nematodes per liter of spray solution (average 1.5 billion /ha or 0.6 bil [...] Steinernema carpocapsae is active between 14-34°C/57-93°F but performs best at temperatures between 19-31°C/66-88°F Soil or air temperature below 5°C/41°F

• Trianum-P

  Trichoderma harzianum Rifai strain T-22, which when applied to seeds, transplants or other propagative material, or to soil or planting mixes, grows onto plant [...] root pathogens and plant-pest nematodes. Diseases Trianum-P is a biological fungicide which protects against soil-borne diseases such as Pythium , Rhizoctonia [...] ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WI Mode of action The mode of action of Trianum-P is based on the following mechanisms: