already been gained. A thorough step-by-step plan with all relevant parts can be found on our Integrated Pest Management page. It includes more than a hundred
sick, you don't have to use any control. If you want your IPM approach to be successful, you need to start by selecting strong, resilient crops and varieties
For growers in the USA, the Netherlands, Mexico and Canada Spidex Vital will be officially launched at February 15, shortly followed by the launch in week
Biocontrols have their roots in tomato crops but needed several key changes to be effective for poinsettias. Knowing those changes helps in building a stronger
simply on the wind. While the greenhouse whitefly prefers temperatures to be on the more moderate side, the tobacco whitefly is in its element in higher
pesticides, guaranteeing the final consumer zero residues. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases
caused not by the butterflies, however, but by the caterpillars. These can be tackled with beneficial nematodes : Entonem and Capsanem . Mealybug Mealybugs
greenhouse Adults can fly into the greenhouse through the vents. These may be native species and thrips from neighbouring greenhouses. Installing insect
future.” As horticulture evolves, Pieter believes that consumer education will be crucial. “People still associate clean-looking plants with quality, but they
for growers – it was our driving force in the past, still is today, and will be in the future,’ Paul Koppert concludes.
