• Whitefly – small pest, big problem

  February 2, 2023

  damage in vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops. To minimize the impact, it’s important to be able to recognize damage as quickly as possible. The larvae [...] major problem in several world regions. Worse still, you only need a few whiteflies to cause damage to your vegetable, fruit, and ornamental crops. Get in [...] it comes to whitefly, misfortune never comes alone Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly Greenhouse whitefly and tobacco whitefly can inflict

• Tackling Thrips is Always a Puzzle

  April 11, 2019

  in the spring. Quick response to early outbreaks and doing all you can to prevent thrips from hibernating are the keys to success! Some growers only get [...] thrips. Brown dots can often be seen on flowers. The thrips' strongest strategy is to hibernate in the soil or substrate, meaning they can strike very early [...] infestations that lead to sleepless nights, thrips is near the top. Western flower thrips , in particular, occasionally drives growers to despair. Thrips is

• Cucumber

  miners can rapidly infest cucumber plants, leading to reduced photosynthetic activity and compromised foliage integrity. Mealybugs Mealybugs can be a challenge [...] appearance, have the potential to cause significant damage to cucumber plants. The citrus mealybug is one of the species that can infest cucumber foliage and [...] species can rapidly multiply and inflict substantial damage to cucumber plants. Feeding voraciously on cucumber foliage, these caterpillars can defoliate

• Casea

  few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown but may be difficult to find, due to rapid d [...] humidity, temperature and soil moisture. Want to know the best time to apply? Use Timing Expert in Koppert One to identify the optimal application window for [...] product, add Casea at the end to a fully filled tank Apply directly after preparation of spray solution Application Nematodes can be applied using an airblast

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  leads to discolored spots and dots. These patches are brown on white roses and white on red roses. Early damage to a cucumber fruit causes it to grow curved [...] of the yield. Compare it to a developing flu virus in your own body: it takes so much energy to control the pathogens that you are usually less productive [...] about thrips Tackling Thrips is Always a Puzzle Thrips Can Get Out of Hand Quickly! How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’? Keep a Close Eye on Thrips

• NatuGro in strawberry

  strawberry growers were able to increase their yields by 5 percent or higher, bringing their return on investment to four to five dollars for every dollar [...] Peter decided to dedicated themselves to finding an alternative method of crop protection . Nowadays we provide our biological solutions to more than 100 [...] for example, is extremely important to achieve healthy, vital plants. This also accounts for strawberry growing. You can improve disease suppression in the

• Green peach aphid

  sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the [...] persicae subsp. persicae ) is the most important vector of viral diseases. It can transmit at least 100 different viruses and is thus rightfully feared by many [...] of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or, if the infestation occurs early enough in the season,

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  temperature to affect pollination takes at least one to two weeks. Similarly, it takes two weeks of cold weather for pollination to return to normal. 2 [...] or heat reducing paints can be used to reduce the amount of heat coming into the greenhouse. An infrared thermometer can help to gain certainty about the [...] any pollination. Direct sunlight can increase the temperatures within the hive by 2 to 15° C, which can cause damage to the hive. In conventional greenhouses

• Tomato

  botanical fungicide Nopath can be used to cure fungal diseases in various parts of the plants. The biological elicitor V10 can be used to protect plants against [...] Aphids can transmit various viruses, such as Potato Virus Y (PVY), which can devastate tomato crops. Leaf miners Leaf miners are a challenge to tomato [...] proceed to tunnel through the leaf tissue, creating distinctive mines that can severely damage the foliage. As a result, the plant's ability to photosynthesize

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  November 8, 2024

  in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new. And there is still no reason for that to change. The predatory mite Amblyseius [...] Swirski-Mite is so popular should not surprise you,’ says Tim Bossinga. The Product Manager has taken his time to point out what the power of Swirski-Mite actually [...] extremely effective glutton, it can also be used in many crops and under a great variety of circumstances. In the first instance, it can be used in large fruiting