Using Capirel for healthy fruit orchards

damage but it’s not excessive,’ he confirms. ‘We do it every year to avoid pest invasion so it is fully included in the treatment programme. It’s a must have [...] Michel explains. ‘It’s easy to dilute in this way.’ Michel says it is easy to apply if the ground is already wet. He waits until it rains. ‘I then apply [...] 100% biodegradable. It’s a natural, living solution with a long shelf life in the fridge,’ Michel concludes. ‘Yes, I would recommend it to anyone who has

Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

Nesidiocoris because it is very strong in this sector,’ says co-manager at SCEA, Bélinda Gaillet. ‘Capsanem appealed to us due to its biological protection [...] our farm, which has been practising IPM for as long as it has existed in France. We saw that it was effective. We have used Capsanem on several blocks [...] is tenuis is a bug that has been a problem in France for a good 10 years. It causes significant damage, particularly to tomatoes, and seriously disrupts

Biosolutions for Tropicals: Pest Control for Floral and Foliage Crops

Limonica succeeds due to its ability to feed on larger larval instars, not just smaller instars or eggs. Even in cooler temperatures, it continues to feed on [...] verify predation, check the bodies. Koppert’s unique rearing methods make it an indiator species, so they turn red when they feed on the pest. Armor Up [...] This balance is key from the very start at sticking, planting, or repotting. It’s also important whenever roots are disturbed or pests show up. Koppert offers

Streptorid™ FP

Diseases Cyst Nematode ( Heterodera spp.); Root Knot Nematode ( Meloidognye spp.). Crops Soybean, corn, and legume vegetables. Availability Streptorid FP is registered for sale in the following U.S. s

Bacterial canker of tomato

tuber-borne and primary infection is mostly from infected propagation material. It spreads to other seedlings by touching the plants in greenhouse crops and

RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

pressure is now visible in easy-to-understand graphs. ‘It's about that line. Is it going up? Down? Or is it staying the same? That's what I want to see,’ says [...] exclusive taste tomatoes and snack tomatoes. The company is very satisfied with it. ‘We don't really need to scouting for whitefly any more. You photograph the [...] this amounts to a 28-hectare area. Jan has used the Natutec Scout app since its market launch. Last year, Koppert asked him to test a number of improvements

Anagyrus vladimiri

wasp examines the host with its antennae for several seconds, then turns its caudal end towards the mealybug and inserts its ovipositor between the wax [...] vladimiri lays its eggs inside the body of the mealybug. Upon hatching, the larvae feed on the internal tissues of the mealybug, gradually consuming it from within [...] in host feeding, where the adult female wasp feeds on the body fluids of its mealybug hosts. This behavior serves a dual purpose, including nutritional

Eggplant

widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

The company has focused on biological plant protection since it was founded. However, its highly automated production system makes this type of plant [...] Scheffers describes biological plant protection as a godsend. ‘It is going very well indeed. It would be unthinkable if we still had to keep using chemical [...] owned by Lex Scheffers and Fred van Zijl did not immediately have the wind at its back but the business started to take off in 2015. In 2019, the tomato nursery

Citrus mealybug

task is to fertilize the females and as soon as a male emerges from its cocoon, it goes in search of a female. A fertilized female lays several hundreds [...] produce little wax, so that the light yellow to pink body is visible through its waxy covering. There is often a darker longitudinal stripe running over the