• Initial Experiences: Spidex Vital Lives Up to its Promises

  May 24, 2021

  humidity will fall. Although spider mites prefer a drier greenhouse climate, predatory mites are somewhat less keen on it. Spidex Vital still has to prove itself [...] using the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis and Sjaak himself has always used it. However, Sjaak recently made the switch to Spidex Vital . His initial [...] Pijnacker, the Netherlands, the predatory mite has always been a reliable beneficial. "I use it to combat spider mite in combination with Cucumeris, Feltiella

• New Sachet Improves Spider Mite Control

  November 1, 2018

  in the market, the Spical Ulti-Mite foil sachets perform up to three times better. Trials have proven that Spical Ulti-Mite consistently delivers higher [...] introduction of Spical Ulti-Mite, Koppert aims for more security for both grower and crop. Fully compostable The new Spical Ulti-Mite sachets can be disposed [...] be attached to make it even more robust. Launch of Spical Ulti-Mite at the IFTF Spical Ulti-Mite will be launched in innovative style at the IFTF, the I

• Ten facts about spider mites

  November 18, 2021

  the spider mite. Is a spider mite an insect? Nothing could be farther from the truth! It is a tiny spider and lives off plant sap. A spider mite attack is [...] approach. Natural enemies that can be used against the spider mite are predatory mites , like Spidex and Spical , gall midges ( Spidend ), green lacewings, and [...] affect production! At 25°C, spider mites develop into adults within ten days and are ready to reproduce. A female mite lays 60 eggs, which will produce ten

• Effective thrips control with predatory mites

  moisture and drying out. Predatory mite solutions Limonica Swirski Ulti-Mite Swirski-Mite Swirski-Mite LD Swirski-Mite Plus Expand all items Trusted worldwide [...] sachets Paper sachets containing mites, food, and carrier - great for gradual, continuous release in greenhouses. Ulti-Mite sachets For biological control [...] and IPM essential. Biological control of thrips with predatory mites Predatory mites feed on thrips larvae, suppressing populations early in the pest’s

• Enjoy multiple benefits against spider mite with Spical

  December 12, 2021

  food alongside the predatory mites themselves. This means the sachets constantly ‘make’ new mites in large numbers, as the mites are reproducing all the time [...] to reinforce Spical with Spidex or similar product. This product contains another predatory mite that also loves spider mites . Fewer chemicals, more benefits [...] almost like an insurance policy against spider mites . If you use the product before finding traces of spider mite, you can be sure that Spical will waste no

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  August 18, 2021

  predatory mites come out of the sachet as it originally held! There are three versions: Swirski-Mite Plus , Swirski-Mite LD , and Swirski Ulti-Mite . The second [...] can easily introduce many predatory mites in one go. If you want to gradually apply predatory mites , the Swirski-Mite slow-release sachets are a better [...] and whitefly , then Swirski-Mite is an excellent partner in crime. The product contains Amblyseius swirskii , a predatory mite that's not all that picky

• Effective Control of Spider Mite and Thrips

  July 6, 2020

  being predatory mites – the spider mite slayers. Using predatory mites as part of preventative and curative treatments can keep spider mite fully under control [...] products to choose from: Spidex and Spical-Plus . Spidex contains the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis . This predatory mite takes no prisoners and [...] Spider mite Although, the spider mite is always a threat, this doesn’t mean that a crop will always suffer. There are ways to keep spider mites at bay

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  November 26, 2024

  designed and developed the Ulti-Mite sachet,’ Dr Groot explains. Ulti-Mite sachets: an innovation with impact The Ulti-Mite sachet immediately put Koppert [...] Fascination for predatory mites Dr Groot points out that, small as they may be, predatory mites can do amazing things. Female mites produce large eggs that [...] harming the mites and creating the perfect ecosystem for them, with additional prey mites to feed them, thus maximizing the reproduction of the mites. We are

• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  October 21, 2024

  designed and developed the Ulti-Mite sachet,’ Dr Groot explains. Ulti-Mite sachets: an innovation with impact The Ulti-Mite sachet immediately put Koppert [...] Fascination for predatory mites Dr Groot points out that, small as they may be, predatory mites can do amazing things. Female mites produce large eggs that [...] harming the mites and creating the perfect ecosystem for them, with additional prey mites to feed them, thus maximizing the reproduction of the mites. We are

• Predatory mite pioneers: A journey of biocontrol innovations

  October 24, 2024

  chain logistics, we were able to quickly bring Montdo Ulti-Mite to market. Today, Montdo Ulti-Mite is a key component of a pest management system, where [...] sachets for the application of predatory mites in challenging climates. We initially developed our Ulti-Mite sachets, made of industrially compostable [...] predatory mites to control pests," says Peter. “In 2006, I was part of another pivotal moment in our history when we launched our Swirski-Mite solution