• A turning point in Almeria: how predatory mites helped transform agriculture

  April 16, 2025

  innovation that keep growers ahead of the game ’. The crisis that changed everything The turning point came during the 2006-2007 season. Supermarkets across [...] today, but for the future. ” Finding balance At the heart of it all is the idea of balance. “ Health is about balance—within ourselves, in what we eat, and [...] control was only for the high-tech greenhouses in the north of Europe. Not for us. ” But things changed. And Koppert was at the heart of that transformation

• Steinernema feltiae

  feltiae nematodes penetrate the pest's body through natural openings. Once inside the pest, the nematodes release symbiotic bacteria, typically of the genus [...] ultimately killing the host within a few days. The nematodes then feed and reproduce within the cadaver of the dead host, resulting in the emergence of a new [...] generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and infect other pests in the area. In this way, Steinernema feltiae nematodes effectively control pests

• Rhizoctonia solani

  Thanatephorus cucumeris The mycelium infects the plant through wounds or the stomata but also directly through the cuticle after the formation of an infection [...] plant parts. The fungus grows from plant to plant and from the soil upward, therefore the lowest plant parts are infected first. Plants that are generally [...] wet soil. On the infected plant parts, mycelium and new sclerotia are visible. They fall off the plant onto the soil and thus increase the pathogen density

• Cabbage moth

  to black forewings, with a kidney-shaped white-rimmed marking in the middle. The hindwings are light brown with a rather inconspicuous spot in the middle [...] thorax are grey-brown with white spots, and the abdomen is a pale, greyish brown. The moth flies only at dawn and dusk, hiding in the crop during the day [...] their pupae the female moths lay clusters of 20 to 100 eggs on the underside of leaves or elsewhere within the greenhouse structure. The eggs are initially

• Grape downy mildew

  mesophyll cells. The latent period (the time from infection to visible symptoms) ranges from 4 to 21 days, depending on temperature; the most rapid development [...] caused by Plasmopara viticola , is one of the most important diseases in wine and table grape production worldwide. The disease spreads rapidly under warm and [...] vary according to the crop’s growth stage, environmental conditions, and infection pressure. While all green tissues of the grapevine are susceptible, ch

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

  August 5, 2025

  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 support growers [...] predatory mite is exceptionally effective against various insect pests, but is considered one of the most difficult species to produce. Thanks to a combination [...] 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

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in potato & outdoor vegetables

  Beneficial nematodes A biological & effective solution to help control hazardous pests in agricultural crops While plant parasitic nematodes are common soil [...] producing nematodes in 1986. Many years of experience have gone into the selection, breeding and quality control of these nematodes. Each of the entomopathogenic [...] beneficial (entomopathogenic) nematodes play an important role in the biological control of many pests. Even more for pests that are difficult to control and

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  of the body contents. The larva then sucks out the body fluids, leaving the dead aphid hanging by its snout from the leaf to turn brown or black, and [...] directly on the soil or rockwool slabs or hang it in-between the plants Do not scatter the contents Once emerged, the adult gall-midges will leave the bottle [...] aphidimyza The predatory gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza is available in bottle ( Aphidend ). Open the bottle in the greenhouse Place the bottle directly

• House fly

  commensal organism to human populations; the housefly is always found in association with human activity. As the most common species of fly found on livestock [...] House fly The adult house fly ( Musca domestica ) is 6–7 mm long, yellowish-grey to dark grey in colour, with four narrow black stripes on the thorax, [...] which point they crawl to a cool, dry place near the breeding site to pupate. Flies in the pupal stage are oval-shaped, with bluntly rounded ends, about 8

• Spider mites and other mites

  Vital Spical: The effective weapon against all types of spider mite Spical: The Effective Weapon Against All Types of Spider Mite Effective Control of Spider [...] n of the leaves, with the affected areas curling and twisting. This damage is caused by the mites feeding on the plant tissue, which disrupts the growth [...] and the availability of food. Here's an overview of the life cycle of plant mites: Egg: The life cycle begins with the female mite laying eggs. The eggs