• Beneficial nematodes for bean seed fly control

  Facing the bean seed fly challenge This year, Frank encountered a significant challenge due to the cold and wet conditions at the beginning of the crop cycle [...] discovering the first larvae of the bean seed fly, Frank decided to use Capirel . Integrated pest management, including the use of beneficial nematodes like Capirel [...] bean seed fly ( Delia platura ) by infecting the fly's larvae in the soil. When applied to the affected area, the nematodes actively seek out bean seed fly

• Phil Gerry Featured On Fall IPM Podcast

  July 7, 2025

  explains the importance of understanding the compatibility of biological controls and traditional chemistries, defining what success looks like for the greenhouse [...] Gerry is the featured guest on the Tech On Demand Podcast episode: A Biological Approach to Fall IPM . Phil is a Technical Sales Consultant for the Northeast [...] managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and poinsettia production. In the episode, host Bill Calkins and Phil discuss the spring production

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on the stem or stalk close to the ground. The pinkish red [...] caterpillars often stay in the lower strata of the crop, sometimes attacking the stem of the plant as well as the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft [...] possibly stem collapse. The holes bored into the stem can facilitate infection by the fungus Botrytis cinerea . In gerbera, the flower buds may also be

• Biosolutions for Cannabis

  business is the same regardless of the amount of the purchase. They are invested in the strength and success of each individual client over the long term [...] what the grower wants (and doesn’t want) in the product. Lane Holland, right at home under the glow of HPS lights, works with a partner in the Midwest [...] is the best way to listen to a grower’s concerns. Managing pests isn’t only about bugs , it also involves the people and procedures that keep the farm

• Capirel

  ) Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] carrier. Preparation Remove the sachets from the box and keep them at room temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing [...] 15-20°C/59-68°F) Stir well and leave the contents to soak for five minutes Stir again and pour the contents of the bucket into the half-filled spray tank (except

• About bumblebees

  for the brood as well as perform maintenance jobs on the nest. As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest [...] throughout the winter season. Before hibernation, the new young queens will leave the old nest and mate with drones. As temperature rises and the spring season [...] bumblebees The natural life cycle of the bumblebee is copied under laboratory conditions at our production facilities. In this way, we provide the best conditions

• Spical

  Turn and shake the bottle gently before use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves Make sure the material remains [...] spider mite species. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack [...] Natutec Airobug Dosage The dosage of Spical depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction

• Show Whitefly a Yellow Card

  July 16, 2018

  indication of the pests in their greenhouses and the opportunity to find the right biological solution in good time. Timely intervention can prevent the need for [...] Horiver Rollertrap With summer temperatures up in the high 70s and high 90s in some places, pests like whitefly are thriving. That's why it's particularly [...] Whitefly and many other insects stand no chance against Horiver sticky traps - the most effective sticky trap for detection and mass trapping. These sticky traps

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  August 5, 2025

  quantity of feed to the composition of the rearing medium and the design of new production lines. After implementing these improvements, the results were quickly [...] protection Marjon is confident about the future of Limonica . “We have cracked the code. The rearing is good, the volumes are adjustable, and we are ready to [...] in making Limonica available in commercial volumes. We are the only company in the world to do so. A predatory mite with exceptional potential Limonica is

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar. The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] Breukink explains, it was not enough. She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s