• Manual Growing lights

  on and start to close 10 to 12 hours later. Switching on the growing lights before midnight, causes the flowers to close as early as 10:00 in the morning [...] it takes up to 60-90 minutes for the last foraging bumblebee to return to the hive. Under low light conditions, this time increases up to 120 minutes. [...] Watt/m2 sunlight outside. To help them do their job, our general advice is to place the hives as high as possible (above the crop) in the greenhouse. Several

• The Benefits of Integrated Pest Management

  August 18, 2021

  natural enemies in the crop. After application, employees can go back to work in the crop straight away: there is no re-entry time, as with chemicals. The [...] has proved itself time and again. It has proved to be an effective way of tackling pests and diseases in an environmentally friendly way. There is no risk [...] beneficial to the relationship with your retail customer, as you remain a valued supplier. Benefits for employees: Every employee is able to apply natural

• New edition Insect Pest Management

  November 4, 2020

  approaches to pest management. The new edition reflects the key advances made in the disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics related to insects [...] New edition Insect Pest Management Originally written in 1991 and updated in 2000, the third edition of this valuable reference book will soon be released [...] moving forward, especially in the last five years, with a host of new biological solutions and other advances, so it was high time to bring this popular reference

• Microflora SA leaflet

  plant growth Improves availability of nutrients in the soil Augments to absorption/uptake of nutrients in the soil. Improves stress resistance Recommended [...] Microflora SA A natural boost to help your roots Microflora SA is a microbial soil amendment designed to enhance plant growth for supporting yield outputs [...] SA is recommended for production in agriculture, greenhouses, nurseries, and hydroponic systems. Can be applied to adult plants, cuttings, seedlings and

• trial results wireworm control

  Wireworm control with beneficial nematodes Results in irrigated potato Wireworms damage in irrigated potato (% of potatoes with holes) 2023, Italy 80 [...] (%) Efficacy (%) Casea efficacy against wireworms in irrigated potato (% damage reduction compared to untreated control) Emilia-Romagna Region - North Italy [...] by Koppert has been selected to target specific pest insects. How does it work? After application, the nematodes set out in search of their prey. They can

• Atheta

  depending in large par on the prey population density. Appearance Atheta coriaria are typically light to dark-brown – in many cases almost black – in color [...] therefore need to be introduced to the crop as soon as possible after receipt. Failure to do so can have a negative impact on their quality. In case you do [...] 70°C). The sex ratio will typically be equal, 1:1 females to males. Eggs hatch in 3-4 days to begin their larval stages. Larvae resemble adult form, and

• Thrips: a tiny pest with big consequences

  February 2, 2023

  at the expense of the yield. Compare it to a developing flu virus in your own body: it takes so much energy to control the pathogens that you are usually [...] grow or become deformed if damaged in their early stages. When the western flower thrips prick petals, this often leads to discolored spots and dots. These [...] are brown on white roses and white on red roses. Early damage to a cucumber fruit causes it to grow curved. On sweet peppers , the western flower thrips causes

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  need max. 2 hours to return to their hive 15:00 Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee [...] by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are turned on, the more time (overlap with daylight) there is for the bumblebees to pollinate [...] developed for better performance in difficult light conditions. Beevision Tests show that the Beevision features lead to more efficient pollination. For

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

  August 18, 2021

  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 [...] pinhead. They are mixed in with the carrier material, bran. This bran protects the predatory mites and at the same time makes it easier to scatter them through [...] larvae of whitefly. The predatory mite does not necessarily need insects in order to survive; it can also build up its numbers on pollen. This is extremely

• The Revolutionary Spical Ulti-Mite Sachet

  October 28, 2019

  therefore not only difficult to detect in time but are also difficult to reach using (chemical) pesticides. Moreover, resistance to chemical agents can build [...] build up its population in the sachet more rapidly and effectively. Compared to regular sachets, Spical Ulti-Mite performs up to three times better. Spider [...] 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