• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  dependent on the size of the prey larvae. Thrips larvae try to defend themselves against an attack by a predatory mite by violently jerking their abdomens [...] and thrips larvae killed by an adult mite are sometimes partly consumed by the nymphs. At 25°C under optimal conditions, an adult female Neoseiulus cucumeris [...] same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a protonymph. The nymphs are larger than the larvae, have

• Celebrating real food heroes

  October 19, 2022

  celebrated annually on 16 October to promote global awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and to highlight the need to ensure healthy diets for [...] behind’ is the theme for World Food Day 2022 – a year that still finds us with an ongoing pandemic, conflict in Ukraine and other parts of the world, accelerated [...] change, and a rising cost of living. World Food Day is a day on which to think about ways to achieve food security for everyone. ‘Now that we are increasingly

• Written in GrowerTalks: "Cold Chain Management" by Heidi Doering

  January 1, 2025

  topic of great importance to growers who want to get the best pest control result for their dollars spent. Heidi has worked with Koppert for the past decade [...] voice for ornamental horticulture since 1937. Growers and propagators turn to it to learn about the newest standards and practices, including those for biological [...] Koppert’s national ornamental crop specialist, Heidi Doering, has an article in the January edition of GrowerTalks. In Cold Chain Management Of Biologicals

• Western flower thrips

  inserted into the plant tissue with a saw-like ovipositor. Larvae are nearly transparent white or yellowish to orange-yellow, with a large head and bright red [...] weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants, and many ornamental crops. Damage symptoms Thrips cause damage to plants by [...] surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey patches on leaves and the black dots of their

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  metres, two transmitters with the same digital address (see above for instructions on how to set the address/frequency) will have to be installed in the aisle [...] battery holder, we advice to spray the contact points in the holder with an oil-based anti-moisture spray, such as those used to counteract damp in car ignition [...] the country in question). In addition to this, we supply receivers with a normal hive door and transmitters with a modified (‘queen excluder’) hive door

• Amblyseius andersoni

  leaf veins to rest. Their colour can vary according to the prey eaten, and varies from almost lucent whitish to opaque white or yellow. Due to their size [...] andersoni contributes significantly to sustainable farming practices by offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. The [...] the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight. Sachets already have an exit hole. Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory

• Anso-Mite

  A. andersoni is sensitive to relative humidity below 65%. Combined use Can be combined with Orius spp. Do not combine with other generalist predatory [...] Pests Young larvae of various thrips species. Also has an effect on eggs and larvae of whitefly , all stages of non-webbing spider mites (e.g. European [...] use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack size 125,000 predatory mites . P

• Accelerating Change in Food Production

  June 20, 2018

  was encouraged by the enthusiasm and ideas to have come out of the meeting. ‘We now need to collaborate with our EIT partners, form business plans, source [...] of EIT Food, a pan-EU consortium that focuses on the food sector, to work together to introduce and speed up the urgent changes needed in food production [...] funded by NASA, to ultra-nutritious vegetables produced indoors; from biological control agents such as macro- and microbiologicals, to using the crop’s

• Swirski-Mite LD

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] swirskii is sensitive to relative humidity below 60%. Combined use Can be combined with Orius spp. and whitefly parasitoids. Do not combine with other generalist [...] over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack size 500 sachets. Each sachet contains

• Swirski-Mite Plus

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] swirskii is sensitive to relative humidity below 60%. Combined use Can be combined with Orius spp. and whitefly parasitoids. Do not combine with other generalist [...] over a period of several weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack size 100; 500 sachets. Each sachet