• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  June 28, 2023

  likes tomatoes, sweet peppers, and chrysanthemums. The African cotton leafworm likes tomato, sweet peppers, and beans. And the box tree moth... loves box [...] protection Koppert's beneficial nematodes: new look and ready for the future Spot the caterpillar! Butterflies and moths are found all over the world. Their preferred [...] are often an inconspicuous brown and greyish color. Numerous caterpillars are causing problems worldwide. In protected and open-field crops, caterpillars

• Finish Clean with an IPM Based Program

  August 1, 2018

  is. Most important is its aim: use biological control when you can, chemical control when you must. The toolbox that brings us there has many different [...] the plant and cause great harm. These chemicals have been banned in many countries because of the harm they inflict on people, the planet, and many types [...] With these products keep the soil healthy and the foliage clean Entonem Steinernema feltiae Enermix Eretmocerus eremicus, Encarsia formosa Swirski-Mite

• Experts Needed for International Plant Health, Agriculture & Biosciences Conference in The Netherlands

  December 19, 2019

  re and agriculture, environmental biodiversity and food production are invited to raise global awareness on how plant health can help to secure and improve [...] International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) and both Koppert Biological Systems and CABI , have joined forces to initiate and organize an international event to [...] global conversation on plant health and the future of sustainable horticulture and agriculture. Creating awareness and support While CABI represents much

• Botrytis problems often have company

  December 20, 2021

  The advantages of Trianum Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis Fungi and Bacteria Deserve Greater Appreciation! Botrytis: ten must-knows [...] capitalize on this system when using natural enemies. However, as a grower, you’ll also have to be constantly alert to the unwanted interactions: one pathogen [...] go on to eat soft plant tissue, they create entry points for the fungus. You should also know that some insects avoid affected plants. For example, aphids

• Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

  May 3, 2019

  as roses and chrysanthemums ), and potted plants. Yet, it does have a few preferences. To begin with, swirskii does not like extreme cold. You can store [...] which make no distinction between beneficial and harmful insects. Swirskii and most other mites, both useful and harmful, get stuck in them. The crop's glandular [...] articles of interest Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and Whitefly The predatory mite Amblyseius

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  on mealybugs , seizing their prey and consuming them entirely. Adult ladybirds and young larvae prefer the eggs and young larvae, while older larvae appear [...] They are elongated and have a segmented body with a dark brown or black coloration. Larvae have prominent mandibles and actively hunt and feed on mealybug [...] temperatures, Cryptobug is most effective at temperatures between 25°C and 28°C (68 and 82°F). Feeding behaviour of Cryptolaemus montrouzieri All moving stages

• Bumblebee stings

  resource only and should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem as it is not a substitute for medical care. If you have or suspect you may have

• Heidi Doering Cited As Integrated Plant Health Expert

  May 18, 2026

  HortiDaily provides up-to-date information on technology, cultivation, and markets to growers and industry professionals worldwide through its online site. The [...] Heidi is available to discuss pest problems with growers and offer possible solutions. You can contact her at: hdoering@koppert.com . Get Personalized [...] from conventional chemical crop protection to biological or hybrid systems, and the defining change in mindset from reactive intervention to proactive, or

• The top ten pests in roses

  August 18, 2022

  species and sizes. They remove nutrients from the plant and disturb the hormone balance, resulting in growth disorders like deformed leaves and flower buds [...] pest presents a tricky problem worldwide. Spider mites can spread rapidly, and you need to nip the problem in the bud quickly. One upside is that this can [...] aphids also secrete honeydew, making the crop sticky and forming a basis for fungus to grow. And the trouble does not end there, as aphids also transmit

• Poinsettia Cultivation Has To Apply IPM

  June 27, 2019

  at the farms Green 05 and Stals, in which Koppert is researching the effectiveness of supplementary feeding for parasitic wasps and various predatory mites [...] they are expected and eagerly anticipated. ‘Poinsettia growers understand that there is no future for total chemical crop protection and that something has [...] retailers are already using lists that contain products over and above the statutory minimum, and it is expected that UK retailers will follow. Dutch Poinsettia