• Properly scouting for spider mite helps to avoid surprises

  July 5, 2022

  are the areas where the conditions are ideal for spider mite, often drier and warmer spots. Spotting a spider mite attack is not complicated. The webs [...] spots, such as the frame of the greenhouse, and will seem to have disappeared. At this point, it’s essential that the spider mite is under control. Additional [...] farther from the truth! If the conditions improve, i.e. longer days, rising temperature, growing crop, the mites will reappear in exactly the same places

• Tomato Disease Top 10 Topped by mildew and Botrytis

  May 30, 2019

  cells and lives from the content of the dead cells. The affected areas grow quickly and cause a lot of damage, especially if the stems are also affected [...] on wet plants or when the humidity is very high. Wet wounds are also a favourite. Chemical intervention is unavoidable in the event of a serious attack [...] Trianum strengthens the plant's resistance and provides a certain degree of resistance to the fungus. Powdery Mildew In fact, the method of combating mildew

• Looking Back at NECANN Boston 2025

  April 30, 2025

  appreciate a consultant who walks the fields with them, listens to the problems from the staff, and looks the grower in the eye when discussing possible solutions [...] England for the NECANN Boston 2025 cannabis show. It was good to get out of the greenhouses and circulate among the cannabis growers. NECANN is a hub of activity [...] to maintain the freshest product with the best viability—viable upon arrival. Not getting the product when requested is unacceptable. Delivery delays upset

• Keeping thrips under control: plenty of options!

  July 25, 2022

  aubergines, the preventative introduction of the predatory bug Orius is an important basis in the fight against thrips. But beware: this predatory bug is very [...] disrupting the natural balance within the crop. A choice of predatory mites In ornamental crops, predatory mites are the foot soldiers in the battle against [...] chemicals. Pupae require a particular approach The additional problem is that the thrips pupae are often in the ground and challenging to tackle. However,

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  February 9, 2024

  out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners [...] Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable [...] owners of the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, which cultivates about 40 hectares of peppers in the Marinhais area. The entire crop is harvested mechanically

• GreenGuard by Dümmen Orange: For A Sustainable Chain

  November 6, 2018

  make the ornamentals chain even more sustainable. The ambitions that these two giants share is immense. The developments that first happened in the vegetable [...] ‘Minimal chemicals, maximum quality' is what it says on the cover of the GreenGuard ornamentals brochure. This sentence is as clear-cut as it gets. Dümmen Orange [...] significantly enhances the success rate of biological crop protection. ‘GreenGuard strengthens the position of the grower in the market,’ states Van Leeuwen

• Predatory Mites Whitepaper

  limonicus has the highest numerical response to whiteflies and is the best option when the pest pressure is high. • In laboratory trials the oviposition [...] healthy, good growing plant canopy the humidity close to the leaf surface, where the mites live, is higher than in the surrounding air. High humidity, e [...] high temperatures (30°C). At 15°C there is till some predation but development is very slow. If the temperature is below 8°C for a longer time, A. swirskii

• Citripar: user – friendly application and sustainable packaging

  March 31, 2025

  simplifies the application process. The hanging mechanism remains unchanged, enabling easy placement of the product in the crop canopy. The new Citripar [...] use. While this is a step forward, we continue working toward our goal of developing fully sustainable packaging in the future. Citripar is registered for [...] crops, now features a new packaging designed with the environment and ease of application in mind. The redesigned packaging includes a practical feature:

• BioSolutions for Redheaded Flea Beetle

  Isarid™. The Problem That Returns Break the Cycle: Target the Larvae Foliage riddled with shotgun holes is the signature Solutions targeting only the adult [...] it’s time Target the Achilles’ heel of the redheaded flea beetle by to act. Although the damage may be minor now, many attacking the unarmored larvae [...] enter the larvae, releasing symbiotic bacteria to dissolve the pests from inside. Isarid™ Isarid™ is beneficial fungi that lie in wait for the larvae

• Biodiversity: Research into our positive impact on nature

  May 23, 2022

  where at one hand the transition to sustainable agriculture is being embraced by policy, on the other hand legislation is restraining the transition towards [...] IPM: The Answer to the Challenges of the Future Sustainable Cultivation Goes Much Further than Pests and Natural Enemies IPM: The Path to a Successful [...] essential that biodiversity is something we treasure and promote. ‘Biodiversity is declining worldwide due to the loss of habitats, the use of pesticides in