• Great Results in Combating Grubs in Blueberries

  March 19, 2019

  from the nature that surrounds it, says Jerzy Wilczewski: ‘This is why we wanted our crop protection to be biological, to avoid affecting the surrounding [...] mid-nineties the production changed to blueberries. Biological crop protection using Koppert nematodes proved to be a great success. Some years ago the [...] every year you have to carefully observe the moment of flight of adult beetles.’ In the first year of application, efficacy of nematodes grew to a level of

• Natupol Excel

  the day of arrival. If necessary hives can be stored for maximum 1 day. Storage temperature 15–25°C. Storage conditions Keep hives in a well ventilated e [...] Natupol Excel is developed for crops with a high amount of flowers per m² (35-60 flowers) per week, and for crops grown under artificial light or in warmer [...] One large colony of bumblebees including a queen, workers, brood and sugar water. Application Place the hive on a horizontal platform (avoid inclination

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  agricultural practices that respect the environment. ‘Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation,’ says Pedro Militão [...] consumer zero residue. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial [...] The entire crop is harvested mechanically. With mechanization, it is very important that all plants reach the end of their cycle with a high level of plant

• Neoseiulus californicus

  spaced in the crop. Release should be repeated after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert [...] Neoseiulus californicus Neoseiulus californicus is a selective predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and [...] webbing. When spider mites are present it will preferentially feed on them and the population development is much faster on a diet of spider mites than on other

• Potato aphid

  euphorbiae ) is of North American origin, but is these days distributed throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous species with a preference for [...] stripe is dark green, while in pink specimens it is dark red. This longitudinal stripe is specifically characteristic of the potato aphid and is particularly [...] disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or, if the infestation occurs early enough

• Atheta

  at each transplant is sufficient to enable Atheta populations to establish effectively. Dosage may vary from 1 (preventive) to 10 (high curative) individuals/m2 [...] pressure and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. One application at the beginning of the growing cycle, and a smaller re-application at [...] , both adults and larval stages, consume their prey in its entirety. Visual effect The prey is consumed entirely. Pack size 1.000; 5.000 rove beetles

• FAQ Nematodes

  conditions, a nematode will first have to look for a host. The effect of treatment is thus strongly dependent on how quickly a nematode has found a host. Is the [...] carrier material allows a good solubility and a long shelf life for a living product. Is the carrier material harmful to humans? No, it is biodegradable and [...] temperatures and certainly not outside a host. Only if the nematode is in the host and the temperature is not too low is there a small chance that the nematodes

• Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

  Over time it grew to be one of the most important products for our growers. As the result of many years of research and fine-tuning, Spidex is now delivered [...] delivered in a new formulation; with a greater impact on spider mite control: Spidex Vital Born to fight Spidex Vital predatory mites are born to fight your [...] gradually change to the characteristic red-orange color. This takes 1-2 days. After introduction of “white” Spidex Vital it therefore is a clear proof of

• Cannabis aphid

  General Although it was first described in 1860, the cannabis aphid ( Phorodon cannabis ; a.k.a. bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America [...] aphid ( Phorodon humuli ), to the point that microscopic analysis of the head is required to distinguish them. The hop aphid is common in North American [...] give birth to live, genetically identical offspring. Newborn nymphs will typically reach maturity within a couple of weeks, and adults live up to a month.

• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  casings begin to emerge. A second spraying may be needed, either of nematodes or of nematodes plus Bacillus thuringiensis -based products. ‘That is effective [...] The product is our preferred method over products based on Bacillus thuringiensis , which can only be used on trees with leaves. Nematodes are a better solution [...] advocate Wolterinck BV is a staunch advocate of Entonem against the oak processionary caterpillar. Ivo de Groot continues, ‘The product has a guaranteed firm