• Spidex Vital Go: the ultimate multi-hotspot performer

  March 31, 2025

  mite hotspots at critical locations. Protective shield: Ensure an even distribution of Spidex Vital Go across the greenhouse, creating a shield that suppresses [...] Vital Go offers growers a new, accessible, and highly effective way to combat spider mites hotspots at the earliest stage. The solution offers a new level [...] release throughout the crop during 2 weeks. By applying the sachets at the first sign of spider mite presence or hotspot formation, growers can prevent severe

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  chemicals, maximum quality' is what it says on the cover of the GreenGuard ornamentals brochure. This sentence is as clear-cut as it gets. Dümmen Orange works [...] suppliers use as few chemicals as possible on the flowers and plants that they deliver. This shift inspired Dümmen Orange to set a brand-new course just a few years [...] first job was at chrysanthemum breeder Fides, but she now coordinates sustainable production projects for flowers and plants at Dümmen Orange. ‘We developed

• NatuGro in strawberry

  results of all the trials are very promising. Danny El-Aaidi, West Coast sales manager,: “We are so confident that we give Californian strawberry growers an iron-clad [...] guarantee. If a grower doesn’t make at least two dollars for every dollar spent on NatuGro, he will not be charged.“ The NatuGro system consists of the following [...] Koppert has done so for 50 years. It all started when cucumber grower Jan Koppert and his son Peter decided to dedicated themselves to finding an alternative

• Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital

  February 3, 2021

  searching capacity of the predatory mites covered a greater distance over a longer period as adults were followed up by growing nymphs in an ever-growing population [...] Canada Spidex Vital will be officially launched at February 15, shortly followed by the launch in week 13 for the rest of our customers worldwide. Spidex [...] population. Born to fight spider mite The new formulation and better nutrition ensure an energetic population of Phytoseiulus persimilis that gives infested

• Initial Experiences: Spidex Vital Lives Up to its Promises

  May 24, 2021

  critical and tense moment on cucumber farms like mine. And as spider mites can cause real problems in this type of crop, an even better beneficial is always [...] Feltiella, and Swirskii. Together, they create an effective mix. You can see them soon after they have been released and they get right down to doing their job [...] job." A tense moment Sjaak van Dijk switched over to Spidex Vital at the start of February. "I have three crops a year," he tells us five weeks later. "As

• Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and Whitefly

  April 9, 2019

  build up its numbers on pollen. This is extremely useful as it means you can ensure there are enough predatory mites in the crop to tackle a pest as soon [...] Swirski-Mite LD Amblyseius swirskii Swirski-Mite Plus Amblyseius swirskii Spotted the first signs of an outbreak of thrips or whitefly ? The natural enemy [...] swirskii . These mites are no larger than a pinhead. They are mixed in with the carrier material, bran. This bran protects the predatory mites and at the same

• Perfect Potted Hydrangeas for Super-Strict Customers

  December 6, 2019

  products are also used at the start. An astonishing result The approach is virtually the same in the propagation phase, except that no Entonem is used. Pieter [...] spend at least 1000 hours in a cold store. After that, there is the finishing process before delivery to customers. "IKEA and Albert Heijn are super-strict [...] Van Geest’s potted hydrangeas are thrips , aphids , and spider mites . Thrips are tackled once at the start of cultivation using a combination of Mainspring®

• Aphids and How to Protect Your Crop

  April 3, 2020

  parasitic wasps are effective as preventative measures, as well as, controls in heavily infested areas. For extra support in heavily infested areas, Koppert [...] Approach Significantly Reduces Aphids in Soft Fruits Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four Creating a Cleaner Safer Berry Perfect Potted [...] Aphids have become a severe problem in the agricultural and horticultural sectors. As aphids are able to reproduce asexually and are notorious virus vectors

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  April 29, 2019

  score as well as swirskii or do they fall short? This predatory mite can reproduce in the crop , so there's no need to apply new mites on a regular basis [...] happens, such as how many prey there are and whether other food sources such as pollen are available. The microclimate – the temperature and humidity around [...] Ultimately, three to four times as many predatory mites come out of the sachet as it originally held! There are three versions: Swirski-Mite Plus , Swirski-Mite

• Thrips Can Get Out of Hand Quickly!

  April 16, 2019

  feel so at home in a warm greenhouse. Other factors also play a role, such as humidity and the type of crop. An additional point is that western flower [...] within a few days. At 15°C/59°F, the development from egg to adult takes about 40 days. At 30 °C/86°F, it takes just nine to eleven days (it varies a bit [...] Neoseiulus cucumeris Thripex-Plus Neoseiulus cucumeris Thripex-V Neoseiulus cucumeris What is Thripex Plus? Entonem Steinernema feltiae Horiver Wetstick Horiver