• Koppert Collaborates with Valto to Control Harmful Tomato Virus

  October 10, 2018

  ensure that this Dutch producer of beneficial crop viruses has access to tomato growers around the world. The two innovative biological solutions producers [...] Mosaic Virus (PepMV) which has been accountable for substantial losses in tomato production around the world. Since its introduction, this natural crop [...] currently protects a substantial percentage of the total production of tomatoes in the Netherlands. ‘V10 has proved its worth during the course of several

• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  Tomato plants are popular targets for a wide range of insects and mites. The pests that cause the biggest problems vary from one country to another, and [...] and Mealy Bugs And then there are aphids ; these are a common problem in tomato crops. The different kinds of aphids all require different approaches, so [...] Alongside aphids, mealy bugs are also increasingly causing problems in tomato crops grown under glass. Their existence and movements are hard to detect

• Pepino mosaic virus

  is one of the most economically significant viral diseases in greenhouse tomato production worldwide. Due to its rapid spread and impact on fruit quality [...] marketability. PepMV is a highly contagious plant virus that primarily affects tomato crops. It spreads easily through mechanical contact, making greenhouse [...] Symptoms can vary depending on the strain, environmental conditions, and tomato variety, but common signs include: On leaves Mosaic or mottled patterns

• V10

  V10 protects tomato plants grown in commercial production greenhouses from aggressive strains of the Pepino mosaic virus by cross-protections Diseases [...] mosaic virus (PepMV) — labeled strains: CH2, EU, and LP Crops Greenhouse tomato crops. Mode of action After application, the asymptomatic Pepino mosaic [...] mosaic virus (PepMV) strains contained in V10 become established within the tomato plant without causing damaging symptoms. This presence interferes with the

• Grey mould

  causes rotting of the foot and may cause death of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes lesions on pruning wounds. These lesions may encircle [...] sufficient moisture, for example pruning wounds on the stems of cucumber and tomato. In general, grey mould (Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea) is [...] crops Remove diseased plants or plant parts in a closed plastic bag In tomato: prune with a knife and not by hand, to avoid rugged, irregular wound surfaces

• A step-by-step guide to whitefly control

  Particularly damaging, Bemisia tabaci spreads Tomato Yellow Leaf-Curl Virus (TYLCV), severely impacting tomato crops. Greenhouse whiteflies ( Trialeurodes [...] focusing on biological solutions. These pests favor a variety of crops such as tomatoes, roses, cucumbers, and even cannabis, necessitating a strategic, multi-pronged [...] Irregular ripening: Nymphal feeding disrupts normal ripening in fruits like tomatoes, leaving internal tissue unripe and hard despite normal external appearance

• Nematodes significantly reduce Tuta larvae

  spread of Tuta absoluta continues to seriously damage tomato crops worldwide, Italian greenhouse tomato grower and technician, Vittorio Zoboli, confirms that [...] product. The company built its first greenhouses in the ‘90s for growing tomatoes using innovative production techniques. ‘Today, this allows us to offer [...] our areas, we have had problems controlling this pest chemically in our tomato crops. The problem got worse with the ban on several chemical products,

• Natupol Excel

  environments. Crops Crops with >35 flowers/m 2 /week, such as cherry tomatoes and snack tomatoes, (straw)berries. Mode of action After introduction of the hive [...] lights Pollination checklist Tomato Pollination Checklist Outdoor Pollination checklist Growing lights Pollination Checklist Tomato Plant Pollinator interactions

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  France for a good 10 years. It causes significant damage, particularly to tomatoes, and seriously disrupts biological equilibrium. SCEA de Fontanel was one [...] Capsanem to control the Nesidiocoris pressure. ‘We produce five hectares of tomatoes, through direct and hydroponic cultivation, in Châteaurenard near Marseille

• Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly

  July 18, 2022

  manner of families. Whitefly can appear on various vegetable crops, including tomato, cucumber, aubergine, courgette, bean, and pepper as well as potato. Many [...] than in others. Whiteflies multiply much faster on cucumber plants than on tomato plants, for example, and can survive much better on gerbera than on roses [...] addition, some host plants have properties that are less favored by insects: tomato plants, for example, have small hairs and secrete a sticky and toxic substance