• Manual Growing lights

  also lead to a high relative humidity (RH). If the RH rises above 80-85%, the pollen is not released from the flowers and cannot be collected by the bumblebees [...] on the specific day, but to open the hive the following day. Never keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees [...] When using the Wireless BeeHome system, growers can choose to let the bumblebees fly when there is enough daylight present. It is best to place a maximum

• Natutec Drone

  dispersal – this shortens the time the beneficial organisms need to establish itself in the ecosystem and do its work in the crop Trained pilots - Koppert’s [...] Natutec Drone for the effective and efficient release of a range of biological organisms in record time over large agricultural expanses. It is a unique dispersal [...] 50 years’ experience in the production of biologicals, with extensive R&D knowledge and experience in the field, to produce a high-tech dispersal mechanism

• Cannabis aphid

  resembles the hop aphid ( Phorodon humuli ), to the point that microscopic analysis of the head is required to distinguish them. The hop aphid is common in [...] was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America. It was first [...] Damage symptoms The cannabis aphid is a sap sucker, like all aphids , and affected plants are damaged by the loss of this vital fluid. The following damage

• Pepino mosaic virus

  act as a host. Damage symptoms The impact of a PepMV infection for the tomato grower is variable. Several factors contribute to this variability. The genetic [...] genetic identity of the virus – which isolate of which strain – that causes the infection is one them. The moment in the crop cycle when the infection takes [...] than when the infection takes place when the plants are heavily laden. Typical of the damage caused by PepMV is, that it is very intense for a few weeks

• Tomato pinworm

  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. They emerge 4 to 7 days after [...] Mining by larvae in the leaves is the most common type of injury. Initially, the mine is long and narrow, but it later widens to become blotch-shaped [...] under the calyx into the fruit. The name tomato pinworm in derived from the very small pinholes at the points of entry, which are often marked by the presence

• Stable fly

  congregate on the legs of livestock to feed, and the population size can be assessed by counting the number of Stomoxys on the animals’ front legs. The flies become [...] Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family that [...] concern when the average number per leg is as low as two. When populations are very large (> 25 flies/leg), the insects will begin to cluster on the animals’

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• iPM app

  disease management has always been a great challenge in agriculture. A healthy crop is paramount, while there is also a growing demand for sustainable food [...] Check out the Koppert iPM DEMO Koppert iPM app Install the iPM app from the iTunes store, or Google Play store. Login with the credentials below to use the [...] increased pesticide restrictions. Scouting is a significant part of pest management which can assist the grower to make timely decisions and apply precision

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• Fall Armyworm

  tan to green to black. They have a distinct white inverted Y-shaped mark on the front of the head and four large spots on the upper surface of the last [...] General The fall armyworm is a polyphagous pest that is indigenous throughout the Americas. Recently, it has been found in Africa too. The caterpillars [...] symptoms The developing larvae eat different parts of the host plant, depending on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the age of the larvae. On