• Frequently Asked Questions

  May 7, 2018

  allowing the bees to chew through the mesh tape, the bees are able to calm down from their shipping and handling, enabling the bumblebees to perform their [...] hives prior to chemical applications? A: When collecting the workers in the hive, slide the door to the entrance-only position. Do this prior to sunrise when [...] few hours following sunrise to ensure all of the bees have returned to the hives. Reopen the hive doors in the morning prior to sunrise when the bees will

• How do you identify a ‘thrips intruder’?

  September 20, 2021

  forewings. Get in touch with us and let us help you identify the thrips problem you are dealing with, as choose the best solutions to control it effectively [...] Nevertheless, we can help you get started with a few rules of thumb. Echinothrips americanus is the easiest to identify: these thrips have black and orange [...] has two orange spots on the abdomen. Onion thrips females are greyish yellow to brown. Males are lighter and have no wings. Onion thrips are often found along

• Phil Gerry at CAES Symposium at UCONN

  September 4, 2025

  and passing new findings on to people trying to solve agricultural, public health, and environmental problems. Click here to learn more about CAES and its [...] its programs. Connect with us to schedule a visit [...] in 2021, and brings a wealth of practical knowledge and creative strategies to the topic of managing some of the most troubling pests in garden mum and

• Release Spical predatory mites as soon as possible!

  February 2, 2023

  active. Be quick It’s important to release them into the crop as soon as possible. After all, the predatory mites have to spend their short lives eating [...] one major drawback: they have a short lifespan. That’s why it’s important to release them into your crop as soon as possible after receipt so they can [...] and reproduce. During transport, we keep the temperature as low as possible to ensure the predatory mites are ‘at rest’, consume little energy, and have

• Reinforced Hook For All

  July 16, 2018

  opportunity for pests to establish themselves Optimum protection Less plant stress Reduced chemical use Simple to use Labor-saving compared to regular manual [...] will be delivered with a hook that has a moisture-resistant coating on both sides. As a result, the hook is sturdier and more resistant to moisture, so that [...] started using sturdier hooks. Now we want to make this improvement available for all our slow-release sachets in order to make these products even more robust

• The nematodes are doing their job

  December 14, 2020

  carpocapsae Optimal Results with Entonem and Capsanem Entonem for Effective Control of Thrips in Ornamentals Caterpillar control with nematodes FAQ Beneficial [...] Beneficial Nematodes Insight to the Production of Nematodes Swirski-Mite Amblyseius swirskii Loss of appetite, discoloration, drying out, and shrinkage – the nematodes [...] good indicator that the treatment has been effective! The level of damage to your crop is also a good indicator of whether or not the nematodes are proving

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  tomato. To keep degradation of these materials in a specific time frame, we lend nature a helping hand and create the perfect artificial setting to degrade [...] not have the right conditions to degrade within the same specific timeframe. As a result the whole process can take up to over a year. This is why Koppert [...] (strongly!) that the sachets be collected together with the vegetable, fruit, and garden waste and taken to an industrial composting facility. Industrial

• Investing in thrips control: always a good idea

  March 6, 2023

  ornamental plant growers regularly had to destroy part of their crops. This is hardly ever necessary any longer due to better control strategies. Types of [...] clean crop with low residue levels and higher productivity. In short, investing in thrips control is always a good idea! Get in touch with our experts [...] or the crop dies! Don't be complacent If you don't devote enough attention to thrips control and don't have a solid plan for the whole year, thrips can

• Spidex: dos and don’ts in a nutshell

  November 29, 2021

  crop, you are naturally going to introduce considerable risks. Want to know more about this solution? Get in touch with one of our experts. [...] possible, make sure to store it in a cool and dark place. Do not store the product for longer than three days! Do you know how to use Spidex in your crop [...] early on. Regular scouting is the most important aspect, and will help you to keep up and ensure that you use Spidex at just the right time. You should

• Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

  April 29, 2019

  are aligned with these different strategies. The regular Swirski-Mite is contained in a bottle with a handy dosing cap, making it very easy to scatter the [...] strategy in every situation. Sometimes responding quickly to a pest is a must, other times you want to slowly build up a standing army of predatory mites that [...] Further reading on Swirski-Mite Swirski-Mite: First Aid for Problems with Thrips and Whitefly Long Lasting Protection From Thrips and Whitefly If you're