causes damage especially in fruit trees and ornamental crops, particularly in pot plants such as ficus, palms, schefflera, croton and kalanchoë, but also in
are mainly active at night, sheltering under the plant or the rim of the pot, during daylight hours. The larvae grasp their prey from below and lift them
grams of Trianium-G on each mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his
Entomite-M really shines. Growers typically rely on "Strats" to thrive in potting media for weeks and even months after a single introduction. They have a
packaging and later after spraying. Dennis van der Wel explains, ‘We dampen the potting soil and then spray the nematodes over the young plants in a fine mist.
where they are released and quickly clean up the infestation. Trials in potted plants and other crops have demonstrated that Cryptobug-L is at least as
thoroughly incorporate Trianum-G into planting mixes during mix preparation or at pot filling. NURSERY PLANTING MIX AMENDMENT: For nursery planting mixes apply
crops such as strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, as well as cutflowers and pot plants. ‘The predatory mite can also be introduced in a variety of circumstances