• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  grown under glass. Their existence and movements are hard to detect, making control a complicated matter. Good to know: mealy bugs were among the very first

• Cotton leafworm

  General The cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis) is a highly polyphagous species feeding on plants of 40 families, containing 87 species of economic importance. It originates in Egypt, and is curre

• The How and Why of IPM

  August 18, 2021

  IPM. After all, if a plant doesn't get sick, you don't have to use any control. If you want your IPM approach to be successful, you need to start by selecting

• Stable fly

  General Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family that feed on mammalian blood (particularly ca

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  there is enough daylight present. Wireless BeeHome system (WBH) can be controlled either by using a timer or by connecting the transmitter to the climate

• Fall Armyworm

  General The fall armyworm is a polyphagous pest that is indigenous throughout the Americas. Recently, it has been found in Africa too. The caterpillars of fall armyworms feed on the leaves, stems and

• Diamond back moth

  General The diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella) belongs to the family of Plutellidae . It only attacks Brassicaceae species, including cruciferous weeds. The diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella

• Advanced biocontrol of spider mite with Spidex Vital

  February 3, 2021

  week 13 for the rest of our customers worldwide. Spidex Vital gives better control of spider mite hotspots by building populations with improved egg-laying

• Asian citrus psyllid

  General The Asian citrus psyllid, ( Diaphorina citri ), is an important pest of citrus in several countries as it is a vector of a serious citrus disease called greening disease or Huanglongbing. It i

• Cabbage looper

  General Trichoplusia is not only a damaging pest in crucifers, their favourite host, it can also be found in crops such as tomato, pepper, some cucurbits, soybean, sesame and cotton. One of the reason