• Phil Gerry Featured On Fall IPM Podcast

  July 5, 2025

  the spring production season and then focus on IPM for crops produced in summer for fall and holiday sales. Phil explains the importance of understanding [...] greenhouse or nursery before integrating biocontrols, and starting slowly with just one crop or one pest to hone the necessary skills before expanding. [...] early preventative controls are some of Phil’s go-to tactics when dealing with their main nemeses: whiteflies and spider mites. Bill Calkins is widely known

• Stable fly

  humid areas with large amounts of decaying organic matter, such as compost piles, hay bales, spilled feed and near the edge of silage pits. As with all flies [...] male and female flies feed on animal blood, and females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 [...] into reddish-brown pupae 4–7 mm long. Adults emerge 6–20 days later. In summer, flies can complete their life cycle in 3–4 weeks.

• Nodokare: The New Standard in Biostimulants

  challenging conditions. Versatile NodoKare integrates easily into any program with broad tank‑mix compatibility, supports soil health and microbial activity [...] both conventional and organic systems. Performance Through Every Stage Downloads Product Label Safety Data Sheet Corn Peanuts Potatoes Get Expert Guidance [...] towards maximizing your yields and minimizing pest damage by getting in touch with us today. Whether you need more information, expert advice, or want to make

• PhylloKare™: The new standard in biostimulants

  settling or clogging. Versatile PhylloKare integrates easily into any program with broad tank‑mix compatibility, supports soil health and microbial activity [...] offers a sustainable solution for both conventional and organic systems. Downloads Product Label Safety Data Sheet OMRI Hydroponic crops Tomatoes Ornamentals [...] towards maximizing your yields and minimizing pest damage by getting in touch with us today. Whether you need more information, expert advice, or want to make

• Acadian™: The Gold Standard in Biostimulants

  challenging conditions. Versatile Acadian integrates easily into any program with broad tank‑mix compatibility, supports soil health and microbial activity [...] life without settling or clogging. A Deeper Understanding of Soil Health Downloads Product Label SDS Strawberries Wine grapes Table grapes Almonds Get Expert [...] towards maximizing your yields and minimizing pest damage by getting in touch with us today. Whether you need more information, expert advice, or want to make

• Beneficial nematodes for bean seed fly control

  yellowing, disease susceptibility, seedling death, and reduced crop quality. Download trial results onion and bean seed fly Capirel nematodes for bean seed fly

• Pollination Under Artificial Lights

  August 10, 2021

  With daylight hours shortening and temperatures beginning to drop, growers in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere are paying special attention [...] out a useful manual and informative poster that feature its best practices with regard to pollination under artificially lit conditions. As one of the world’s [...] greenhouse fruit and vegetables. The best practices and advice it now shares with growers is based on more than 30 years’ experience in the field and valuable

• Optimal placement of bumblebee hives

  Hive placement for different seasons Increased light condition (Spring, summer) During these seasons, it is advisable to position the hives at a height [...] placement, entrances may be in the same direction, but away from the crop, with a maximum of two hives grouped together. Protection of the hive To maintain

• Flowering and Pollination – One of the Most Critical Blueberry Growth Stages

  May 30, 2022

  arrived in the northern hemisphere, with bees, butterflies and other pollinators becoming more active. Along with many other crops, blueberries rely heavily [...] buds are the ones that produce flowers in spring. Poor growth in the late summer/early autumn will limit the number of generative buds, and, consequently [...] flowering and pollination demand high amounts of trace elements and calcium, with concentrations in a flower bud at 60-80 times higher than in a leaf. Although

• Frequently Asked Questions about Bumblebees

  August 5, 2021

  bumblebees be used along with honeybees? Bumblebees and honeybees can be used together with caution. Koppert hives contain bags with a small volume of sugar [...] In late summer the Queen will start producing new queen and males (drones) in order for the colony to reproduce. These new queens will mate with males, [...] bumblebees and honeybees complement each other well. The main difference with honeybees is that bumblebees fly in substandard weather conditions. For example: