• Grape downy mildew

  hours. These zoospores are dispersed via rain splash to the canopy, where they encyst and penetrate the host through stomata. Once inside the host tissue

• Herbs

  plants which are used as food ingredient, natural medicine or fragrances. They often have savory or aromatic characteristics and are used for flavouring

• Eggplant

  contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter, because they contain nicotinoid alkaloids, just like tobacco.

• Plant Health

  carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. As plants photosynthesize efficiently, they transfer sugars to the root system, stimulating the soil food web. This [...] germination, seedling growth, and biomass development of roots and shoots. They also exhibit suppressive effects on certain pathogens. Amino acids: building [...] conditions by directly delivering building blocks for protein formation. They enhance various aspects of plant health, including size, flavor, and resistance

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  development stages only feed on smaller prey stages. The larvae do not eat. They develop quickly to protonymph and then start to feed on spider mites. The [...] of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases rapidly, and they quickly reduce the spider mite population by predation. Phytoseiulus persimilis [...] length, and although males are slightly smaller, flatter and more elongated, they are difficult to distinguish from the females. When moving, the mites stir

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  Above 33°C their searching behaviour comes to a standstill, while below 16°C they slow down until activity ceases at temperatures below 9°C. Life cycle of [...] individually or in clusters on plant foliage or near mealybug-infested areas. They are typically yellow-white in color and may be found attached to leaves. [...] stage: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri larvae are the primary predatory stage. They are elongated and have a segmented body with a dark brown or black coloration

• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  herbaceous vines belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae . Cucurbits, as they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently

• Common bean

  many types are identified as ‘bush beans’ or ‘pole beans’, depending on how they grow. Kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans and wax beans belong to this

• Consumers

  parasitic wasps are released to combat harmful insects, in the same way as they do in the wild. Koppert supplies various species of parasitic wasps, predatory [...] third pillar for the sustainable production of plants and crops. Even though they cannot be seen with the naked eye, these products – which can be used above [...] above ground and underground – have the potential to do incredible things. They combat diseases and pests, strengthen crops, and improve the absorption of

• Beneficial microorganisms

  harnessed for pest control through applications like biopesticides, where they are introduced to target pests, providing an eco-friendly alternative to [...] pesticides, beneficial microorganisms pose minimal risk to the environment. They break down naturally, leaving no harmful residues. Precision pest control