• Integrated crop management: the key to sustainable business operations

  September 20, 2022

  below ground, which is crucial to achieving good, high-quality yields both now and in the future. Or you could say: integrated crop management is the key [...] optimum crop rotation, choice of varieties, fertilization and soil health, water management, and Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Using natural enemies above [...] naturally in and around your crop, including lacewings, ladybirds, hoverflies, or gall midges. They can help you to deal with specific pests, such as aphids

• Downy mildew of Cucurbits

  infect the plants either through the stomata or directly by penetrating the cuticula. For germination free water is required. For most downy mildews, the optimum [...] to Pythium and Phytophthora. They survive as oospores. From these oospores or surviving mycelium sporangia are formed, structures in which zoospores are [...] hygiene measures. Start clean, remove crop residues and prevent splashing water. Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience

• Fusarium wilt

  mycelium cells) or mycelium. Survival is also possible on seed, greenhouse structures, tools and machinery. Primary infection is either seed-borne or takes place [...] at the root tip or in small wounds, for example where lateral roots branch off from the tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt Remove or destroy crop residues [...] treated effectively with hot water) Use clean substrate in greenhouse crops Disinfect tools, machinery and irrigation water in greenhouses Prevent stress

• Ulti-Mite: Revolutionizing biocontrol with innovative predatory mite sachets

  Whether you’re growing peppers, strawberries, melons, or citrus fruits, in tunnels or open fields, or in consistently humid environments. Its patented system [...] resistance Ulti-Mite sachets are uniquely designed to withstand both low and high levels of humidity, making them ideal for use in environments where traditional [...] Ulti-Mite ) and Transeius montdorensis (Montdo Ulti-Mite). Future prospects The water-resistant foil used for Ulti-Mite opens up new possibilities in outdoor crop

• Frequently Asked Questions about Bumblebees

  November 15, 2018

  rain, cloudy or foggy conditions and wind speeds higher than 15mph. Bumblebees also fly better in conditions with poor light (for example, high tunnels/hoop [...] almost exclusively when you’re near their hive or when you restrict their movement (e.g. when you step on them or try to hold them in your hand). Unlike honeybee [...] honeybees or bumblebees at staggered introduction rates, please consult your local Koppert representative for any further recommendations or questions

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  are available in the environment (e.g. bacteria or fungi) convert materials into natural substances (water, carbon dioxide and biomass). Everything is b [...] of the road or a tomato in the green waste of a greenhouse company. Industrial compostable Not all materials degrade as quickly as an apple or tomato. To [...] Neoseiulus californicus In 2017 Koppert Biological Systems launched its first high-tech foil sachets which carry the information that they are ‘industrially

• Biofungicide that gives soil-borne diseases no chance!

  January 21, 2021

  uptake of water and nutrients. The result is a stronger and more uniform crop, particularly where plants are grown under sub-optimal conditions, or where [...] excellent results. Growers have reported consistent performance to the same high standard. How Trianum works Trianum contains the hybrid T-22 strain of the [...] to choose from, applying the product could not be easier. Trianum-P is a water dispersible granule (WDG) formulation for spray application and for use in

• Pollination checklist tomato

  Potential risks include water shortage, non-balanced nutrition, the influence of viruses, plant diseases, pest infestations, insufficient or extreme growth, extreme [...] on the plants or flowers. Bumblebees maintain a constant temperature in the hive. If the temperature to which they are exposed is too high for a lengthy [...] combined with bumblebees. Consult the list of side effects, on paper or via the internet, or consult an adviser. You should preferably not position more than

• Isarid: The Foundation of a Good IPM Program

  humidity or greater and suggests applying after watering or irrigation if humidity is lower. The product is also grower-friendly to mix. It is a water-based [...] finished crops. It can be used as a drench, a sprench, or a foliar spray. In propagation, a drench or sprench can put the material into the growing medium [...] contains live fungal spores. When those spores contact a susceptible insect or mite, they attach to the pest, germinate, penetrate the cuticle, and grow

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  touching the plants in greenhouse crops and by water in field crops, for example through splashes of rain or irrigation. Both in greenhouses and in the field [...] infection. In tomato, growers must either destroy the infected crop entirely or, if the crop is old, only the plants in the infected area, with a substantial [...] farm, are labelled as ‘suspect’ that year. On the infected field no potatoes or other Solaneceaous crops can be planted for five years. On other fields on