• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  for Super-Strict Customers Aphids Aphids have become a severe problem in the agricultural and horticultural sectors. As aphids are able to reproduce asexually [...] becoming the preferred method of controlling these pests. Overview of Aphid Plant Damage Aphids excrete honeydew, which attracts mold. Mold not only spoils the [...] against other pests, aphids could be controlled effectively by means of selective chemical pesticides, with few adverse effects on biological controls.

• New Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits

  March 21, 2019

  effective way of tackling the aphids. Reducing Aphid Levels Through Prevention The approach that has been developed is based on the preventative use of the [...] results with this aphid predator in strawberries. We therefore went on to examine whether this predator would also be effective at tackling aphids in other small [...] entire greenhouse free of aphids.' It was therefore decided from then on to immediately release parasitic wasps as soon as aphids were detected. The wasps

• Aphids—Go Time Appears in GrowerTalks Magazine

  February 25, 2025

  this spring, including the melon or cotton aphid , green peach or tobacco aphid , and the potato aphid , and how to identify them. This information is critical [...] Aphids Hemiptera USA - distributors Crop Monitoring and Scouting What is Biological Control? Effective Biological Control: Keep a Close Eye on Everything [...] article in the March issue of GrowerTalks. In Aphids—Go Time he discusses key points about the main types of aphids growers are most likely to encounter this

• Economical and Better Biocontrol of Aphids, Mealybugs and Echinothrips

  May 10, 2021

  Chrysoperla carnea By using an earlier phase of lacewing - the natural enemy of aphids , mealybugs and Echinothrips – growers can now tackle these harmful pests [...] carnea , instead of the larval stage used previously, to greater effect. Aphids and mealybugs are difficult to control and an increasing problem in many [...] biological control agents ready for action. Chrysopa-E eats all types of aphids , mealybugs and Echinothrips, so this is a natural enemy with a big menu

• Getting a handle on the spider mite – how can you keep population development under control?

  March 3, 2023

  the damage will be done before you have the infestation under control. Some chemical plant protection products do work against insects but leave mites [...] population development. Start by making sure that you have enough natural enemies on standby. In some cases, climate control can also help. Temperature is the [...] cucumber. The presence of natural enemies also has a good inhibiting effect on population development. The predatory mites , which are the basis for the

• Caterpillars

  ature.jpg Buckthorn aphid Aphis nasturtii Koppert Natupol_Fly_checklist_6.jpg Pear sucker Cacopsylla pyri Psyllid damage on leaves Koppert Squash_Kopp [...] Caterpillars are highly destructive pests that feed on leaves, stems and fruits, causing serious damage to greenhouse and field crops. Their feeding reduces [...] serious economic damage. Most species feed on leaves and young shoots, and their enormous feeding capacity can rapidly decimate a plant. Very small ca

• Mealybugs and scales

  ature.jpg Buckthorn aphid Aphis nasturtii Koppert Natupol_Fly_checklist_6.jpg Pear sucker Cacopsylla pyri Psyllid damage on leaves Koppert Gummy stem blight [...] the damage they cause by sucking plant sap, mealybugs and soft scales also produce honeydew (on which moulds grow) resulting in considerable damage in [...] also against synthetic pesticides. Mealybug & scale damage Although most species of mealybugs feed on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract

• Protected vegetables

  Buckthorn aphid Aphis nasturtii Koppert Natupol_Fly_checklist_6.jpg Pollination Checklist Tomato Pear sucker Cacopsylla pyri Psyllid damage on leaves Koppert [...] Didymella bryoniae Leaf Damage 1 Koppert Grey mould-rot Botryotinia fuckeliana on strawberry 2 Koppert Grey mould-rot Botryotinia fuckeliana on tomato 1 Koppert [...] pests can inflict serious damage in terms of plant growth and crop yield. The most common pests in vegetable crops are aphids , whitefly , thrips , leaf

• Tomato

  tiny mites feed on tomato leaves and stems. Affected areas turn a rusty brown color, leaves becoming slightly curved with a silvery shine on the underside [...] Considerable damage can occur at high density when eventually fruits will also be affected and leaves dry out quickly. Damage is first seen on the lower parts [...] serpentine leaf miner Shore fly Tomato looper Potato aphid Cotton aphid Glasshouse potato aphid Green peach aphid Greenhouse whitefly Tobacco whitefly Two-spotted

• Cucumber

  in cucumber Aphids Aphids , a diverse group of small insects, have a notable impact on cucumber crops, with various species like Cotton aphid ( Aphis gossypii [...] ), Glasshouse potato aphid ( Aulacorthum solani ), Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ), and Green peach aphid or Tobacco aphid ( Myzus persicae ) posing [...] web-spinning behavior and can inflict considerable damage on cucumber plants. These mites feed on cucumber leaves by puncturing plant cells and extracting their