• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four Creating a Cleaner Safer Berry Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers Aphids Aphids have become a severe problem [...] become one of the most threatening greenhouse pests. For a long time, in crops where natural enemies had been released against other pests, aphids could [...] spoils the crop, but reduces photosynthesis which can stunt growth and reproduction. Toxic substances can be transmitted into the plant. As a result of their

• Visit Koppert' Ornamental Experts at MANTS 2025, Booth #2149

  December 18, 2024

  stop by the Koppert booth at the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) at The Baltimore Convention Center, January 8–10, 2025, and chat with our kno [...] treatments attacking the adults rarely give relief to the problem, but Koppert has solutions to catch and kill the pest at it's Achilles heel: the larvae. Current [...] to Koppert customers free of charge. They’re the best way to get to know each client and the staff who implement the bioprogram. Visits are also useful tools

• Spidex Vital Plus

  Mite Control: The Essential Guide Phytoseiulus persimilis Predatory mites The various stages of the spider mite Getting a handle on the spider mite – how [...] except Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites [...] repeated biweekly if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for

• Koppert At Cultivate 2026

  June 1, 2026

  AmericanHort is one of the leading horticulture events in North America, providing a wide range of opportunities to explore and network with industry colleagues [...] s have amassed broad experience with a wide range of commercial crops across the country. Drawing from their wealth of practical knowledge they devise [...] This is the most aggressive predatory mite commercially available. Even in cooler temperatures Limonica feeds on thrips of all sizes, like the larger larval

• Common bean

  bean) is a herbaceous annual plant. Botanically speaking, it belongs to the legume family Fabaceae , together with other Phaseolus species. The common bean [...] Integrated crop management: the key to sustainable business operations Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital Keep a Close Eye on Thrips Aphids [...] About The common bean (also referred to as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, or

• Gummy stem blight

  be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the tip of the mature fruits. The symptoms on stems, leaves and inside the fruits may occur together [...] air and the conidiospores by water drops, tools and hands of workers. The ascospores are the main source of dispersal of disease upwards in the crop and [...] higher up on the stem. On the lesions, golden-brown gummy drops occur, hence the name gummy stem blight. On the lesions, black specks, the new fruiting

• Grapevine powdery mildew

  symptoms of Grapevine powdery mildew Symptoms of grapevine powdery mildew vary according to the phenological growth stage and the severity of the infection [...] ity Lifecycle of Grapevine powdery mildew The lifecycle of grapevine powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator) is closely synchronized with the vine growth stages [...] development. As the season concludes, the fungus forms chasmothecia to ensure its survival through the winter. Given the polycyclic nature, preventive measures

• Biological Pest Control

  , is a method of managing pests using natural predators, parasitoids, or pathogens. This approach partners with nature to maintain the balance of ecosystems [...] enhancing the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment to maintain a balance between pests and their predators. Instead of introducing [...] control Augmentative biological control is a method of pest management that involves the periodic release of natural enemies or beneficial organisms into an

• New Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits

  March 21, 2019

  be controlled with the use of beneficials. Aphids, however, are a different story. In the cultivation of raspberries in greenhouses, the large raspberry [...] proved to be a good decision. ‘In the spring, I can use artificial lighting to better tailor the climate to the needs of the crop. And in both the spring and [...] once again but now with the development of a method to tackle aphids in small fruits. The results are promising. At René’s farms, spider mites and thrips

• Aphids

  aphids have two pairs of wings, one of which is much larger than the other. For a large part of the season an aphid population consists of viviparous females [...] several ways, and the damage can vary depending on the species of aphid and the type of plant being attacked. The following are common signs of aphid damage: [...] throughout the world. Aphids form a single, very large group of insects: the super- family Aphidoidea, belonging to the order Hemiptera . The aphids discussed