Natutec Drone

by Koppert’s Technical Department. Koppert has used its specific know-how about the mechanics needed to disperse different carrier materials, in combination [...] spider mite and thrips will be able to be dispersed using Natutec Drone in the near future: Spical Swirski Thripex Limonica Cryptobug-L Chrysopa General [...] dispersal due to the programmed flight patterns”, says Koppert’s IPM Consultant and Account Manager, in the US, Chrissie Davis. “Plus, growers using Natutec

How To Use Spidex Vital Plus - Predatory Mites for Spider Mite Control

How to use Swirski-Mite Plus from Koppert

Thripex Technical Leaflet

consult your supplier prior to using Thripex. It is recommended to carry out a small field test to monitor the effects.’Thripex in vermiculite’ is the safest [...] bottle gently before use • Bottle: Press in the center of the cap to open the dosage hole. Bucket: Use a spoon to distribute Thripex, 2-3 ml per rockwool [...] Thripex The best choice for various thrips species Best working conditions The predatory mite is not susceptible to diapause and therefore can be applied

Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

explains how his plant protection strategy has moved from integrated to ‘almost’ biological, using fewer and fewer chemicals. He has been using Trianum [...] the past two years in order to protect his plants’ roots. ‘I started using Trianum-G because of my crop’s susceptibility to Pythium,’ explained Kees Hendriks [...] terms of plant protection to biological methods. That’s why I now use fewer and fewer chemicals,’ he explained. The biggest threat to his crop is thrips ,

Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

It is also possible to use the purified venom for a hyposensitization treatment. This treatment is intended to desensitize the body to bumblebee venom. [...] stings may differ in each case. It is now possible to take a test using purified bumblebee venom to determine whether you will have an allergic reaction [...] stinger and are able to sting again. Honeybees do have a barbed stinger, meaning they can only sting once. When a honeybee tries to withdraw its stinger

Swirski-Mite Helps You Stay in Control

crop , so there's no need to apply new mites on a regular basis. Several factors determine how quickly this happens, such as how many prey there are and [...] strategy in every situation. Sometimes responding quickly to a pest is a must, other times you want to slowly build up a standing army of predatory mites that [...] Ultimately, three to four times as many predatory mites come out of the sachet as it originally held! There are three versions: Swirski-Mite Plus , Swirski-Mite

Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

‘We’ve been using nematodes for years. The product is our preferred method over products based on Bacillus thuringiensis , which can only be used on trees [...] the caterpillar egg casings begin to emerge. A second spraying may be needed, either of nematodes or of nematodes plus Bacillus thuringiensis -based products

Entonem for Effective Control of Thrips in Ornamentals

weeks (up to 16 weeks in some cases). ‘This is because nematodes use less energy during their hibernation in the gel formulation. When used on time, they [...] effectiveness of this biological solution. That’s why Koppert released a new ‘How-to-Use’ video. Oops, an error occurred! Code: 202604201450235d9851e3 Event: [...] and sciarid flies for over 50 years. Therefore , Koppert decided to evolve the product to today's growers needs. Hence, the development of the new gel fomulation

Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

proved to be labour-intensive, time consuming, and not always accurate. We battled to get the product uniformly dispersed. Natutec Drive is easy to use and [...] and it allows us to distribute Thripex and Chrysopa really accurately," Angel explains. "The two arms of the tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products [...] Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. "It was a