• American serpentine leaf miner

  miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the leaf tissue, leading to desiccation, premature [...] hard to distinguish from feeding spots. The larvae of Liriomyza trifolii are entirely ochre-yellow. When the larva hatches from the egg, it begins to eat [...] crawls out of the leaf and falls to the ground. This occurs in the early morning. The larva crawls into the ground to pupate. A small percentage of the

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  October 6, 2025

  insect pests, but is considered one of the most difficult species to produce. Thanks to a combination of in-depth knowledge, technical breakthroughs, and [...] ” From unstable produce to robust upscaling The challenge was not only in the rearing itself, but especially in scaling up to commercial volumes during [...] submitted a new project to R&D. Together with production, they reviewed the entire process, from the type and quantity of feed to the composition of the

• Time For A Tune Up

  March 2, 2026

  regular IPM consultation is always free to Koppert customers, and that’s the way it should be. You trust us to create a custom Koppert BioSolution that [...] Potential problems can be identified quickly before getting out of control, and any blind spots in the existing IPM program can be promptly found and remediated [...] solutions that are both safe and healthy. They partner with nature to find answers to agricultural challenges and restore the natural balance of our planet

• Effective Control of Spider Mite and Thrips

  July 6, 2020

  are bound to turn up in strawberry cultivation. So how can you keep them at bay? Don’t panic: there are various natural enemies that are ready to help you [...] mean that a crop will always suffer. There are ways to keep spider mites at bay, one of them being predatory mites – the spider mite slayers. Using predatory [...] us to do the job on its own. Except when your climate is warm and dry, then Spical-Plus is preferred, as the predatory mites’ greater resistance to heat

• Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

  sprays the nematodes when the caterpillar egg casings begin to emerge. A second spraying may be needed, either of nematodes or of nematodes plus Bacillus [...] preferred method over products based on Bacillus thuringiensis , which can only be used on trees with leaves. Nematodes are a better solution for urban areas

• Grapevine powdery mildew

  mildew vary according to the phenological growth stage and the severity of the infection. Early signs manifest as chlorotic (pale green to yellow) spots, which [...] the pathogen colonizes the epidermis, causing the skin to lose elasticity. This frequently leads to berry cracking, which severely compromises fruit quality [...] Botrytis bunch rot. Leaf symptoms Pale green to yellowish spots on the upper leaf surface Development of white to grey, powdery fungal growth Powdery coating

• Sciarid flies

  minute (0.1 to 0.25 mm) and yellowish white in colour. They are laid on the ground surface close to plant roots. The larvae can grow to 5 to 12 mm in length [...] constitute the family of Sciaridae. The species that cause most damage to crops belong to the genera Bradysia and Lycoriella . Lycoriella species are mainly [...] in greenhouses throughout the world. Although they generally do little harm to healthy plants, sciarid flies are particularly problematic in cuttings and

• Mealybugs and scales

  leads to sooty mould. Infestations reduce plant vigor, fruit quality and overall yield. Effective control of mealybugs and scales is essential to maintain [...] Mealybug & scale control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our mealybug control products in action. More mealybug control [...] important families within the superfamily Coccoidea. This superfamily belongs to the order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). Coccoidea are at first sight barely

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

  November 8, 2024

  in the field automatically uses to compare other natural enemies, old or new. And there is still no reason for that to change. The predatory mite Amblyseius [...] has taken his time to point out what the power of Swirski-Mite actually is. ‘The predatory mite is extremely effective and resistant to high temperatures [...] effective glutton, it can 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

• Cabbage moth

  cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops [...] of Cabbage moth The adult cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) has grey-brown to black forewings, with a kidney-shaped white-rimmed marking in the middle. [...] Several days after emerging from their pupae the female moths lay clusters of 20 to 100 eggs on the underside of leaves or elsewhere within the greenhouse structure