• FAQ Spidex Vital

  n of Phytoseiulus persimilis. Is this a different Phytoseiulus species to the Spidex I am used to? No, it is exactly the same Phytoseiulus species as in [...] your customers to obtain the best pest control. Does anything change to the mode of application? No, continue to introduce Spidex Vital the way you recommend [...] persimilis. When does it turn from white to red? Once the predatory mite has consumed several spider mites, the colour will gradually change to the characteristic

• Thripor-I

  insects in order to establish a population and encourage mating Make sure the material remains undisturbed at the introduction site for a few hours after [...] repeated once or twice. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. E [...] and suck out the contents. Visual effect The predatory bugs actively search for prey. With their piercing mouthparts, they extract the contents of their

• Cabbage looper

  deposit up to 300 eggs on the underside margins of the upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf [...] of the reasons why this plague can be serious is that the moth is able to disperse widely, reaching distances of up to 200 km. Damage symptoms The caterpillars [...] sides of the body. Pupation takes place in webbed cocoons often on the underside of the host plants. The pupae have a green colour and then change to a coffee

• iPM app

  disease management has always been a great challenge in agriculture. A healthy crop is paramount, while there is also a growing demand for sustainable food [...] pesticide restrictions. Scouting is a significant part of pest management which can assist the grower to make timely decisions and apply precision treatments [...] issues in almost real-time once uploaded from the field. Koppert iPM scouting software helps to reduce costs for pesticides, due to a highly accurate insight

• Protected vegetables

  Management (IPM) is a comprehensive and sustainable approach to pest and disease management that has revolutionized modern agriculture. In the context of p [...] Emphasizing Sustainability One of the fundamental principles of IPM is its commitment to sustainability. By reducing the reliance on chemical pesticides [...] there's a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative known as biological pest control . Biological control, or biocontrol, is a natural approach to pest management

• Pepino mosaic virus

  losses than when the infection takes place when the plants are heavily laden. Typical of the damage caused by PepMV is, that it is very intense for a few weeks [...] act as a host. Damage symptoms The impact of a PepMV infection for the tomato grower is variable. Several factors contribute to this variability. The genetic [...] genetic identity of the virus – which isolate of which strain – that causes the infection is one them. The moment in the crop cycle when the infection takes

• Plant Disease Management

  What is biological disease control? Biological control of plant diseases is a method used to manage and reduce the impact of plant diseases by utilizing [...] preventing the disease from spreading further. Crop rotation Crop rotation is a fundamental strategy, which means avoiding planting the same crop in the same [...] diseased plant material is essential to prevent the spread of pathogens. This practice is particularly important in containing the spread of diseases within

• About bumblebees

  bumblebee to pollinate a flower in a single visit. A honeybee typically needs to visit a flower between 7-10 times, before it is fully pollinated Bumblebees [...] bumblebees The natural life cycle of the bumblebee is copied under laboratory conditions at our production facilities. In this way, we provide the best conditions [...] As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest, continuingly laying eggs and providing orders for the worker

• Target pests of beneficial nematodes in Potato & Outdoor Vegetables

  every 7 to 10 days, to cover the risk period. Soil Larvae 3 billion/ha Pea moth Cydia nigiricana Apply once caterpillars detected. Repeat 2 to 3 times [...] detected. Apply 2 to 3 times - 3 to 5 days apart. Foliar Larvae 1-2 million/L spray until run off Onions Onion fly Delia antiqua Apply 7 to 14 days after [...] Leaves no residue This is an overview of the nematode-pest combinations that have been tested successfully so far. If a specific pest is not mentioned in this

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish [...] solanacearum is a plant pathogenic bacterium. It is a soil-borne disease and colonises the xylem, causing bacterial wilt and brown rot in a very wide range [...] vascular browning is common with bacterial slime oozing from the cut. When the bacteria transfers to young plants through infected tubers, the wilting and collapse