• PhylloKare™: The new standard in biostimulants

  the power of Koppert's solutions for your crops? Take the first step towards maximizing your yields and minimizing pest damage by getting in touch with [...] performance by offering three critical advantages that transform your ROI: Powerful PhylloKare enhances plant resilience and productivity by strengthening [...] nutrient uptake, and building a stronger root system. It increases chlorophyll, photosynthesis, and vigor, driving improved growth and ultimately higher

• Greenhouse whitefly

  The consumption of plant sap and secreting of honeydew by whiteflies reduce the aesthetic value of crops. This is particularly important in ornamentals . [...] roses, gerbera and poinsettia. Damage symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This [...] the physiology of the plant, as a result of which growth is retarded. In full sunlight, leaves can wilt and fall. Such leaf damage can in turn influence

• Green peach aphid

  different viruses and is thus rightfully feared by many growers. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones [...] malformations of the growing tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults [...] occurs early enough in the season, the death of young plants. Retarded growth and defoliation reduce yield, Plant sap is rich in sugars, but has a low

• Sciarid flies

  yellowish white in 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 [...] habitats and are attracted to a broad range of pathogenic and non-pathogenic micro-organisms for oviposition. Indirect damage is caused by the larvae and adults [...] plant material and on algae and fungi present in the soil. They, however, can also feed on root hairs, rootlets, and tender root, stem and leaf tissue. Later

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  triangle formed by the head and forewings. Moths mainly fly at night, but can sometimes be seen in the daytime. Eggs are laid singly or in groups of 5 to 10 eggs [...] are 4 pairs of prolegs. Caterpillars are found in webs, preferably in damp, humid places and are thus mainly found low in the crop, often in decaying organic [...] the roots of crops cultivated in an ebb-and-flow irrigation system. The damage threshold varies considerably according to the crop: in begonia and kalanchoë

• Black vine weevil

  they hide, and can often be found between the inside of a plant pot and its contents, under lumps of e, in vegetation and under planks etc . In temperate [...] a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron, cyclamen and azalea), as well as in strawberries and other fruit crops in both temperate and sub-tropical [...] within the stems of the plants. Both adult beetles and larvae are polyphagous and feed on a large number of plant species. High populations of larvae can destroy

• Optimal Results with Entonem and Capsanem

  October 21, 2019

  Entonem and Capsanem . ‘We decided on a comprehensive approach and reduced our use of chemicals by 90%,’ says one of the four directors of this successful family [...] chemical agents by no less than 90% and the young plants are more vital than ever. Although their home market in the Netherlands is important, much of their Lisianthus [...] Nurseries in the Dutch town of ‘s-Gravenzande near The Hague have been using insectparasitic nematodes since 2015. It has reduced their use of chemical

• Cyclamen mite

  brittle and smaller than usual. In cyclamen, the flowers are damaged and leaf growth is inhibited. In hedera, a mite attack can cause baldness in parts of [...] brown or silvery and die. Flowers and young fruits become brown near the base. Life cycle and appearance of Cyclamen mite The life cycle of the cyclamen mite [...] found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals . Mites belonging to the family of tarsonemids ( Tarsonemidae ) display a greater diversity of feeding

• Pollination checklist outdoor

  particularly in warm periods. Provide the hive with sufficient shade, for example by positioning it in the shadow of the crop. Ensure that the underside of the [...] bumblebees ensure natural pollination in both indoor and outdoor crops. Good pollination in outdoor crops can be achieved by following the recommendations shown [...] results. The recommended number of hives is dependent on the crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Bumblebees and honeybees are able to complement

• Citrus mealybug

  economic damage. Life cycle and appearance of Citrus mealybug Adult females of Planococcus citri are 2.5 - 4 mm long and 2 - 3 mm in breadth. Seen dorsally [...] distribution and many and diverse host plants. In temperate regions of the world this mealybug poses a problem in greenhouse horticulture, and in the tropics [...] croton and kalanchoë, but also in roses and gerbera. Additionally, the citrus mealybug ( Planococcus citri ) can also appear in cucumber, melon and aubergine