• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  Damage symptoms After oviposition, the respiration tubes extend from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse

• Scia-Rid

  Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown but may be difficult to find, due to rapid degradation. Pack size 500 million [...] Environmental conditions Steinernema feltiae is active between 10-31°C/50-88°F but performs best at temperatures between 14-26°C/57-79°F Soil temperature below

• Limonica: breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite

  October 6, 2025

  This predatory mite is exceptionally effective against various insect pests, but is considered one of the most difficult species to produce. Thanks to a c [...] mites we know,” says Marjon Diender, Lead Rearing Techniques at Koppert. “But it places extremely high demands on its living environment. It does not tolerate [...] produce to robust upscaling The challenge was not only in the rearing itself, but especially in scaling up to commercial volumes during peak periods. "We have

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  and whitefly larvae under control ‘I was an integrated grower initially, but the continuous developments in technology have gradually shifted my focus [...] has a lot of vigour and is suited to exposure levels above 180 micromol. But the variety has a slightly weaker root base than other varieties. ‘This is

• Predatory insects

  predatory bug, is particularly skilled in controlling whitefly and caterpillars but also contributes to the control of spider mites , aphids , and leaf miner [...] making them valuable in biocontrol. There are different species of lacewings, but they share common traits in their feeding habits. Lacewing larvae, sometimes

• Pollination checklist tomato

  setting. The bumblebees will still collect pollen, and leave bite marks, but no fruit will grow. Bumblebees are active at temperatures between 8 and 32 [...] hives together. Ensure that the hive exits point in different directions but not towards the crop.

• Spical predatory mite: a true all-rounder

  December 13, 2022

  Spider mite isn't a picky eater – it's found in almost every crop worldwide. But there is hope: the mite's natural enemy, the predatory mite in Spical , is [...] beans, soft fruit, and woody fruit crops, such as citrus. Other solutions But all that glitters is not gold. Predatory mites are ineffective in a limited [...] ones with sticky glandular hairs. Tomato is the best known of these crops, but ornamental crops with densely hairy leaves can also cause issues. So don't

• Encarsia formosa

  integrated pest management . The wasps themselves do not feed on whiteflies but rely on nectar and honeydew produced by other insects for their sustenance [...] whiteflies). The female can deposit her egg in any larval stage of whitefly , but preferably selects the third and young fourth larval instars. This offers

• Does Swirskii Really Do What it's Intended To?

  June 5, 2019

  When using chemical products, you immediately see fewer pests and damage, but IPM requires some patience. The same applies to the use of Swirski-Mite , [...] you may quickly draw the conclusion that the treatment isn't effective. But don't panic: after a week, you'll likely see a clear reduction. Using a magnifying [...] little food for the predatory mite, it will starve. This sounds logical, but for crops such as roses and strawberries, growers can only tolerate a very

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  away. In some cases, we have to take curative action and extract the nests. But, on balance, Entonem makes a big difference to us in the fight against the