• Spot the caterpillar!

  June 28, 2023

  foliage, but most are the same color as the plant from which they live. They’re also masters of hide-and-seek. To help you tackle them, we’ve made a helpful list [...] or moth. Caterpillars can be recognized not only by their appearance but also by the damage they cause or the plant they live on. If you find caterpillar

• Botrytis: ten must-knows

  November 15, 2021

  this, it's important to know the following 'Botrytis facts'. Botrytis is also called 'grey mold'. This name indicates exactly what the fungus looks like: [...] hundred different crops, including strawberry and grape. This fungus has also changed its name and is now officially called Botryotinia fuckeliana . Other

• Diglyphus isaea

  a parasitic wasp rather than a leaf miner has come from the mine. This is also seen in the pillars that remain visible as black spots in the leaf. The adult

• Maximize pollination in tomato

  and during flowering. Some pesticides can be harmful for bumblebees and may also have long-term effects. Discuss the matter with your advisor alternatively

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  October 6, 2025

  emphasizes why Koppert has also protected its innovative strength with patents. “The patent is not only legal protection, but also a key requirement for innovation

• Spical: The Effective Weapon Against All Types of Spider Mite

  October 12, 2020

  falter, leading to an explosion in fruit spider mite numbers. Spider mites can also quickly become resistant to chemicals, so Spical really is the ideal solution [...] citrus mite ( Panonychus citri ) is not only a problem in citrus fruits but also in tree nursery crops, such as Skimmia. Spical is a perfect part of a biological

• Natutec Drone

  associated with manual biocontrol dispersal. An added advantage of the drone is also that the drone can disperse beneficial insects even after heavy rains or

• Biofungicide that gives soil-borne diseases no chance!

  January 21, 2021

  application and for use in overhead and drip irrigation systems. There is also a granular formulation ( Trianum-G ) to incorporate into your mix, making [...] herbs, soft fruit, pot plants, cut flowers, bulbs, trees and shrubs. It can also be used in amenity turf. Proven by research Since its development at Cornell [...] Rhizoctonia , Cylindrocladium and Thielaviopsis, with the improved plant strength also helping crops resist other soil-borne diseases. Extensive research has shown

• Feltiella acarisuga

  to first immobilise their prey and then suck out the contents. The larvae also eat spider mites that are in diapause and can consume 15 adult spider mites

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  humidity around the leaf – is also very important. Other circumstances, other possibilities As a grower, you are often also a strategist – and fighting pests [...] very easy to scatter the predatory mites in the crop. Blower dispersion is also an option for some crops. This method is very suitable when rapid response