• Bumblebee pollination

  guarantees maximum pollination . The Natupol system is the result of over 35 years of accumulated expertise coupled to the latest technology – our best bumblebees [...] last longer. The hive design developed over the years helps bumblebees to save 20% of the energy usually spent on cooling and heating the hive. High quality [...] benefit growers economically but also contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and the overall health of ecosystems Why are bumblebees good pollinators

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar. The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] explains, it was not enough. She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s nematode

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  breaching the monocultures of the oak and stimulating the natural enemies of the oak processionary caterpillar. As already stated, the use of nematodes [...] reduce the level of infestation. ‘By using Entonem and extracting the nests as a curative measure, we can keep the situation manageable for now. In the longer [...] oak trees in the forests and plantations around Doetinchem. Marc van Rijswijk is the spokesman for Buha, the implementing organization for the Municipality

• International series ‘Plants for Life, Plants to Survive’

  January 22, 2021

  focus on soil health. When we walk on the ground, we are really walking on the roof top of another world. The amount of living organisms below ground is c [...] session on February 2 puts the spotlight on soil health To mark the Year of Plant Health , Koppert Biological Systems initiated the webinar series ‘Plants [...] Together with climate, these organisms are responsible for the decay of organic matter and the cycling of both macro- and micro-nutrients back into forms that

• Thripex-V

  fraction of bran. Downloads Predatory Mites Poster Application Turn and shake the bottle or bucket gently before use Bottle: Push the centre of the cap to [...] larvae of various thrips species. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their [...] over the total surface Can also be applied with Natutec Airobreez , Natutec Mini-Airbug , Natutec Airbug or Natutec Airobug Dosage The dosage of Thripex-V

• Natupol

  Mode of action After introduction of the hive, worker bumblebees start pollinating the flowers while at the same time collecting pollen to feed the brood [...] shade of the crop or if necessary provide additional shading Under short day conditions (<10 hours light) position the hive near the top of plants, in such [...] should be closed. Remove the plastic liner and the sugar water tank from the hive, then place the liner back inside. Seal the entire hive in a plastic

• Wireless Beehome

  Wireless Beehome Application Download the manuals of the Wireless Beehome system. Download manual Dosage The range of the transmitter is 100-150 meters. Storage [...] receivers in the greenhouse and a distance of around 100/150 meters depending placement and greenhouse construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive [...] after receipt The battery of the Wireless Beehome receiver can last for two seasons if the receivers are switched off after removal from the greenhouse.

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  during the development phase of the predatory mites, the quality of the Ulti-Mite sachet drops below specs and won`t produce the projected number of predatory [...] environment and the timeframe is limited to 12 weeks. For example, an apple on the side of the road or a tomato in the green waste of a greenhouse company [...] processed during the production of the sachets. Also, as with all packaging, it is useful until the content has been used; from that moment on the packaging turns

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant. The piercing of the lower leaves in the crop can cause [...] leaves and curled leaf margins. The immediate effects of piercing by the aphids are visible in lower leaves in the form of yellow patches. Heavy yellowing [...] a number of darker bands, and their length exceeds that of the body. The legs are also long, there are two distinctive dark green spots on the abdomen at

• Caterpillar control with nematodes

  release the pathogenic bacteria they carry with them. These bacteria kill the insect and digest it from the inside. The nematodes feed on the tissues of the [...] entomopathogenic nematodes are mainly known for the biological control of soil pests such as thrips pupae, and larvae of sciarid flies and several beetles . Research [...] crop Safe to use Biological control of caterpillars Beneficial nematodes can be used for the biological control of many different caterpillar species,