• Cyclamen mite

  General The cyclamen mite ( Phytonemus pallidus ) is a harmful strawberry pest as well as a common pest found in cyclamen, gerbera and other ornamentals [...] ) display a greater diversity of feeding habits than any other mite family. There are species that feed on fungi, algae, plants, as well as insect and [...] of the adult mite. They are oval in form, smooth, transparent and twice as long as they are wide. Both ends are equally rounded. The larvae are opaque white

• Aphelinus abdominalis

  25-4 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated a number of times. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice [...] antennae. Females have a black thorax and yellow abdomen. Males are slightly smaller and their abdomen is a slightly darker colour. A parasitized aphid hardens [...] Koppert as Aphilin . Aphelinus abdominalus products Aphilin Expand all items How to use Aphelinus abdominalis The parasitic wasp is available in a bottle

• Asian citrus psyllid

  spread when adults fly to a healthy plant and injects bacteria into it as they feed. The disease can kill a citrus tree in as little as five years, and there [...] Diaphorina citri ), is an important pest of citrus in several countries as it is a vector of a serious citrus disease called greening disease or Huanglongbing [...] most affected area by the vectored disease. Damage symptoms The psyllid is a sucking insect that inserts its mouthparts into plant tissue to feed. Adults

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• Glasshouse potato aphid

  particular. These aphids further affect ornamental crops, such as begonia, as well as potato, lettuce, beans, aubergine and sometimes tomato. Damage symptoms [...] the cornicles. Alate (winged) females are yellow-green, with a brown head, a dark thorax and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body [...] cycle Glasshouse potato aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction

• Greenhouse whitefly

  symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and [...] and the excess is excreted as honeydew, with larger larvae expelling large quantities. The damage that whiteflies cause to a crop is the result of sucking [...] very large, feeding on plant sap can affect the physiology of the plant, as a result of which growth is retarded. In full sunlight, leaves can wilt and

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  continue to emerge from the insect netting at a good rate over a longer period. This means that there is always a strong population in the greenhouse crop and [...] natural origin, such as Mycotal, twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. Wim van der Meer explains, ‘Koppert is involved in a trial in which we are i [...] in 2020. A remarkable move ‘Well, we had ten good weeks, Fred and I said to each other when the coronavirus crisis erupted and exports came to a standstill

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• Black vine weevil

  weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, is a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron, cyclamen and azalea), as well as in strawberries and other fruit crops [...] there is a single generation each year. A population of black vine weevils consists entirely of females and reproduction is by parthenogenesis. As vine weevils [...] around the end of October. The larvae that hatch have a white, translucent to pinkish body and a reddish brown head. These larvae live in the root zone

• Limonica Ulti-Mite: Cool by Nature. Tough on Pests

  Thrips parvispinus , as well as the primary whitefly species affecting agricultural crops. Limonica Ulti-Mite enables growers to establish a much more effective [...] thousands of hours of research, and a lasting commitment to innovation. Together, they form a legacy that provides growers with a more effective, more reliable [...] the voracious predation of this natural enemy with a productive miniature biofactory housed inside a patented sachet, ensuring the continuous release of