• Release Spical predatory mites as soon as possible!

  February 2, 2023

  predatory mites in the bottles of Spical will decrease sharply while spider mite numbers grow in your crop. They survive a little longer in the Spical-Plus [...] as ever, they do much better in a crop with their favorite food. Storage advice If you can’t release the predatory mites in your crop immediately, you can [...] them for one or two days at most. You must store the packaging horizontally, in a dark place, and at a temperature of no more than 8 to 10°C. Contact our

• Adapting Quickly Guarantees ‘Tomato Success’

  April 30, 2019

  healthy for almost a year. Your focus shifts throughout the cultivation cycle: in the beginning it's on development and prevention, and afterwards on fungi [...] during crop rotation is to carefully clean the empty greenhouse, everything in the greenhouse, and equipment, to ensure a clean start. For many years, most [...] but nowadays growers invest more time and do a really thorough job. Keep in mind: if you have staggered planting times, you must prevent pests on an older

• Trianum's Seven Benefits

  June 6, 2018

  Our product Trianum continues to perform well in many countries. The active ingredient, Trichoderma harzianum T22, colonizes the root system of plants [...] growth 3. Pathogens cannot develop resistance to it 4. Savings can be made in terms of the use of soil fungicides 5. It is reliable and of a consistent

• Trial results onion fly and bean seed fly

  nematodes produced by Koppert has been selected to target specific pest insects. How does it work? After application, the nematodes set out in search of their [...] Casea 3 Billion/ha Capirel 3 Billion/ha Effective control of bean seed fly in beans (Delia platura) Capirel efficacy (% damage reduction compared to untreated [...] The nematodes feed on the digested tissues of the dead insect and reproduce in large numbers. The pest insect stops feeding soon after being infested, and

• Want to know whether Spical will be effective? Check, check, and double-check!

  December 13, 2022

  how Spical is doing. Spider mites often develop in hot spots, so you should release extra predatory mites in these places. This is also where you'll be able [...] whether your strategy is effective. If it is, the affected areas won't grow in size. You'll still be able to see webs, but the spots won't become larger [...] mites are easy to distinguish from each other: spider mites are green or red in color, and the adults have two spots on their backs. They also move quite

• Ten facts about spider mites

  November 19, 2021

  tends to appear in the same spots in the crop. In greenhouses, this is typically on plants close to the entrance or where it’s warm. Out in the field, you [...] next generation will comprise 2500 females, each of which will lay 60 eggs in under two weeks. By now, we’re already at 150,000... The spider mite loves [...] are more than 1200 species of spider mite. Some have evolved to ‘specialize’ in just a few crops, while others are nothing more than gluttons! The most comment

• Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and Whitefly

  April 9, 2019

  you can ensure there are enough predatory mites in the crop to tackle a pest as soon as it appears in the crop! Long Lasting Protection From Thrips and [...] Amblyseius swirskii . These mites are no larger than a pinhead. They are mixed in with the carrier material, bran. This bran protects the predatory mites and [...] scatter them through the crop. Scattering is the best method of dispersal in the case of a rapidly spreading infestation. If the infestation builds up

• The Revolutionary Spical Ulti-Mite Sachet

  October 28, 2019

  result in combating different kinds of spider mite (including two-spotted spider mite , fruit spider mite, citrus red mite and date palm mite). In addition [...] predatory mite also has positive results in controlling various tarsonemid mites. Spider mite can cause severe damage in many crops. These mites are located [...] predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus . It can therefore build up its population in the sachet more rapidly and effectively. Compared to regular sachets, Spical

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  thrips species targeting many plant species. However, there is a difference in where the thrips congregate and feed on the plant, as each type of thrips [...] flower buds and growth points, which don't grow or become deformed if damaged in their early stages. When the western flower thrips prick petals, this often [...] thrips causes black spots, which naturally also affect the ornamental value. In leeks, thrips mainly cause cosmetic damage: the yield does not suffer and

• Prevent internal spider mite contamination

  December 13, 2022

  Spider mite occurs in hotspots, and it’s important to uncover its hiding places as promptly as possible. If you take the right measures in these hotspots, [...] with very little spider mite contamination. This will help to avoid problems in the following season. Problems with spider mites? Contact our experts today