• Ten need-to-know facts about caterpillars

  June 28, 2023

  inconspicuous brown and greyish color. Numerous caterpillars are causing problems worldwide. In protected and open-field crops, caterpillars of the following [...] butterfly family. Most moths in this family are active at night. The caterpillars don’t usually have a lot of hair, and they pupate in the ground. Another big [...] twenty times in length in their short lives. Their weight increases two to three thousand times. Male butterflies and moths find the females by the pheromones

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  This fungus kills plant cells and lives from the content of the dead cells. The affected areas grow quickly and cause a lot of damage, especially if the stems [...] the plant's resistance and provides a certain degree of resistance to the fungus. Powdery Mildew In fact, the method of combating mildew doesn't differ [...] be felled by numerous diseases. Which ones strike depends heavily on the circumstances. But every grower must have something in their bag of tricks to

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  February 8, 2024

  Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company Sociedade [...] ic characteristics of the variety, free of pests and diseases and free of pesticides, guaranteeing the final consumer zero residues. Trianum has proven [...] the exclusive T-22 strain of Trichoderma harzianum , has achieved excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal. In this country, this biological

• Natural Enemies, Now a Division of Koppert Biological Systems, Inc.

  June 27, 2019

  Since 2014 Shane and his team have developed and grown the Natural Enemies name into one of the leaders in the industry. With the addition of the Koppert supply [...] provider of biological solutions in the horticulture and agriculture industries. In partnership with nature, we make agriculture safer, healthier and more [...] share the ambition in providing superior customer service and educating growers about the benefits and the patience needed for development of a successful IPM

• Quality is Key at Koppert!

  October 14, 2019

  contribution of multiple disciplines and departments. Let’s follow the process of producing, packaging and delivering one of Koppert´s products: Swirski [...] mother stock of predatory mites – a company ‘treasure’ that has been selected and reared over the years. The amount of scientific research and expertise invested [...] invested in this stock is incalculable. A selection of the stock is reared in climate rooms with fully controlled and continuously monitored conditions

• PhylloKare Liquid Seaweed Conc 0-0-5 FPL (v1.4)

  levels of metals in this product is available on the internet at http://www.aapfco.org/metals.html PRODUCT OF CANADA NET CONTENT: NET WEIGHT: 24.2 lb 2.5 U [...] 0-0-5 GUARANTEED ANALYSIS Soluble Potash (K2O) 5.0% Derived from seaweed extract (Ascophyllum nodosum) and potassium hydroxide F002292 Apply in foliar [...] s, fungicides and fertilizers. When interaction is unknown, a “jar” compatibility test is recommended. NET CONTENT: 2 x 2.5 U.S. Gal 2 x 9.4 Liters NET

• Everything Still Begins with Swirski

  May 14, 2020

  , and also tackles spider mites and tarsonemid mite . "In comparative research in the Netherlands and other countries, Amblyseius swirskii was, and continues [...] moisture and drought in outdoor cultivation (although equally effective in greenhouses and tunnels), and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory [...] also be introduced in a variety of circumstances. Think of factors such as humidity, day length and temperature range that play a role in determining whether

• The Pest is Gone, but What Happened to the Good Guys?

  August 18, 2021

  without food, as long as several weeks. And some species of mites can even go into a sort of hibernation, but in most cases we've selected them not to do [...] unlimited supply of their favorite prey. In the case of predatory bugs used against whitefly , the difference can be as much as a factor of ten! To stimulate [...] quickly this happens varies by species. Parasitic wasps are fragile and often only live a few weeks. However, some species of predatory mites can survive

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  November 8, 2024

  moisture and drought in outdoor cultivation (although equally effective in greenhouses and tunnels), and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory [...] also be used in many crops and under a great variety of circumstances. In the first instance, it can be used in large fruiting vegetable crops such as [...] also be introduced in a variety of circumstances. Think of factors such as humidity, day length and temperature range that play a role in determining whether

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  October 21, 2024

  moisture and drought in outdoor cultivation (although equally effective in greenhouses and tunnels), and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory [...] also be used in many crops and under a great variety of circumstances. In the first instance, it can be used in large fruiting vegetable crops such as [...] also be introduced in a variety of circumstances. Think of factors such as humidity, day length and temperature range that play a role in determining whether