• Feltiella acarisuga

  adult spider mites or up to 50 mite eggs per day. They are aggressive and adapt the amount of food they consume to the density of the spider mite population [...] concentrations of spider mite, Feltiella acarisuga is a good control agent. The adults are not predatory and only need water and sugar. Life cycle of Feltiella [...] diameter of spider mite eggs and almost banana shaped. Larval Stage : The colour of the larva is usually orange but can vary according to the colour of prey

• Gummy stem blight

  air and the conidiospores by water drops, tools and hands of workers. The ascospores are the main source of dispersal of disease upwards in the crop and [...] which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside the fruits [...] Mycosphaerella cucumis in cucumber causes brown lesions on the foot and higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops occur, hence the name

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  very wide range of potential host plants. Damage symptoms In potato, field symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum are wilting and yellowing of leaves and stunted [...] leaves are affected first. They show signs of wilting during the day which may disappear in the early stages of infection. Under conditions favourable for [...] l regions and is transferred by the introduction of propagation materials (seed potatoes, cuttings of ornamentals ) from warmer regions. Different races

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  productivity and profitability of their crops. The ongoing collaboration between farmers and Koppert lives up to one of its core values: working for the [...] Rodríguez Aviña, Rancho Los Pinos boasts over 70 years of agricultural expertise. On its 610 hectares of protected farmland, the ranch produces various tomato [...] the use of Koppert's biological systems, producers around the world have reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use of chemical

• Isarid

  contact with water for more than 24 hours Notes Isarid has a pre-harvest interval of zero (0) days. It can be applied up to and including the day of harvest [...] results, apply Isarid at the first signs of the presence of pest larvae, nymphs, or eggs. Optimal humidity for growth of Isaria fumosoroseus FE 9901 is 50% or [...] spider mites ), bagrada bugs, lygus bugs, and fungus gnats Mode of action When spores of Isarid come into contact with the insect pest they attach to the

• High-tech Insect Production

  January 12, 2021

  the city of Rotterdam, after which a plot of grassland near Berkel en Rodenrijs was purchased for the construction of a three-hectare, state-of-the-art [...] took care of the purchase of the location and the permit application process. Following a year and a half of preparations, the construction of the production [...] system. There are several types of water circuits – fertilized water, rainwater, osmosis, and tap water – with each mesh cage having its own tap group (sometimes

• Fusarium spp.

  sulphureum (Dry rot of potato): Potato ( Solanum tuberosum) Fusarium solani : Members of the Fusarium solani species complex (FSSC) are capable of causing disease [...] infection decreases the baking quality of wheat and brewing qualities of barley. Furthermore, mycotoxins are produced, of which DON (deoxynivalenol) is the [...] appearance of Fusarium spp. Fusarium is a group of soil-borne fungi with many different species. Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops

• Garden chafer

  family. It does most of its damage in the larval stage when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on the leaves of trees like oak, hazelnut [...] and developing fruits of, for instance, roses and cherries. Damage symptoms The garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) does most of its damage in the larval [...] larvae move into corms, rhizomes and stem bases of plants. Larvae can also feed above ground within stems of plants and on strawberry fruits lying on the

• Earth Day 2022: Koppert’s ongoing investment in the planet

  December 18, 2020

  This will lead up to an estimated reduction of 9000 tonnes of CO2-eq in 2022 Streamlining production processes such as the introduction of a green label [...] 1660 m3 of water saved thanks to improved cleaning techniques and increased yields. An increasing number of electric cars are now in use. 75% of the fuel [...] actively reduced or compensated for its use of fossil fuels in transportation and energy, in its use of water, packaging and other production processes.

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  problems by avoiding points in the greenhouse where drops of water could fall as a result of leaking gutters, or where condensation could accumulate and drip!) [...] 3. Timer 4. Antenna 5. Set of mounting brackets 4 Figure 1.1 Overview of Wireless BeeHome System (based on the country of sales, the socket and plug [...] timers). The components of the Wireless BeeHome system can vary according to the country of sales. For instance, there are 2 types of transmitters: 1 for EU