• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  bumblebees play in pollination , especially in hot temperature conditions. As temperatures rise, it is crucial to ensure effective pollination to support crop [...] production and maintain high yields for growers. To ensure a positive result, it is crucial to protect to bumblebees from heat. Hot temperatures can sig [...] pollination may stop due to damage to the hive. Bumblebees therefore need to keep cool in hot summer conditions to be able to function optimally and carry

• NatuGro in strawberry

  growth of the pathogen. In addition, T. harzianum also promotes plant growth due to its synergistic interaction with the plant roots. Three bio-stimulants [...] research brings new insights: the level of disease suppression in the soil, for example, is extremely important to achieve healthy, vital plants. This also [...] years. 85% of the strawberry growers were able to increase their yields by 5 percent or higher, bringing their return on investment to four to five dollars

• New Sachet Improves Spider Mite Control

  November 1, 2018

  available in a high-tech foil sachet that ensures consistent performance in variable climatic conditions. Compared to other regular paper sachets in the market [...] Extensive research has resulted in a sachet that creates a better environment for the predatory mite to build up its population. The superior quality [...] very best conditions to develop even more swiftly and strongly. Spical Ulti-Mite, which is widely used to control spider mite in a variety of greenhouse

• Infestation Levels in Tomato Crops: A Look at the Top Four

  June 6, 2019

  resistant to chemicals. The spider-mite family is huge, but it is the two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) that causes most damage in both greenhouse [...] aphids ; these are a common problem in tomato crops. The different kinds of aphids all require different approaches, so it is important to know which species [...] Duponchelia often cause issues. It is a good idea to capture adult moths using pheromone traps. You can also release natural enemies in the form of predatory bugs

• New Look Sachet for Spical-Plus

  June 18, 2020

  has a new sachet. This beneficial insect has successfully been used for years for the biocontrol of destructive spider mites . The new sachet is slimmer [...] itself acts as a rearing system for the slow release of predatory mites over a period of 4 to 6 weeks. Spider mite can cause severe damage in any crops. [...] Spical-Plus , with its elongated shape and new design, will be available as of July 20, 2020. The material, content and application of the new Spical -Plus sachet

• Caterpillars: a growth explosion in the life of butterflies and moths

  June 30, 2023

  it stops eating and looks for a suitable place to pupate, the process by which it uses its silk glands to make a cocoon out of threads. The cocoon may [...] huge damage to crops. Of some species, a few dozen caterpillars can launch such a vicious attack on a plant within twenty-four hours that it’s no longer [...] for a suitable place to attach itself to, and then it unfolds its wings. With barely perceptible movements of the abdomen, the butterfly uses its bodily

• A life-long commitment to help growers thrive with sustainable growing practice

  January 14, 2025

  work required a shift from a curative mindset to a preventive approach — aiming at a natural balance in their crops and how to maintain it," she explains [...] them is the severe reduction in the use of chemical agents. In fact, a lot of them are going to disappear over the next three to five years due to more [...] but can also support plant health . ‘A healthy plant is far more resilient and can withstand pest infestations far better. It’s a winning combination and

• Rhyzobug - Ready to deal with armoured scales

  crop and can have a significant impact on your yield. It is therefore important to recognize the damage in an early stage, so you can control the pest on [...] predates on oleander scale, rose scale and Californian red scale, amongst others and is easy to apply. It’s recommended to start introduction as soon as [...] ns depending on the degree of infestation.’ Everything you need to know To support you in comprehending how our new introduced natural enemy Rhyzobug can

• Spidex Vital Plus – Effective spider mite control in a sachet

  specifically developed to build up defense lines to control spider mite infestation in your crop. Hotspots of spider mites are enclosed by a ‘dam’ of predatory [...] are now able to build of defense lines to both control the mites in the hotspots and prevent further infestation of the crop’. Reasons to use Spidex Vital [...] that the predatory mites are present in the crop over a longer period of time making it difficult for spider mites to escape the predatory mites easily.

• Webinar Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 2, 2020

  Growth Management jointly give a webinar about how to facilitate root health and condition to get the best possible plant health . When: Tuesday March 17 [...] Manager for the Koppert Foundation and is engaged in the training of stakeholders and knowledge management related to beneficial microbials and sustainable [...] vast experience in automatic control of both climate and irrigation in greenhouses. Over more than thirty years he has been involved in the development