RedStar places trust in Natutec Scout

note: I had to learn to trust the improved version of the app. After all, the software no longer makes mistakes, while I or others still can. The app is very [...] chance of errors Lastly, the ease of use has been improved. Jan says the following on that: ‘I load the app, the map appears on the screen, and I can immediately [...] In the past year, Koppert has greatly improved the Natutec Scout app. The new version was tested by RedStar — the Netherlands' largest producer of exclusive

Pollination checklist outdoor

maximum of one day later, to allow the bumblebees to gather food. Position the hives evenly throughout the plot for maximum results. The recommended number of [...] before opening the little doors to give the bumblebees to time to become calm again. Transportation and shaking movements can make the bumblebees restless [...] it in the shadow of the crop. Ensure that the underside of the hive is kept dry. Keep the hive entrance visible for humans and bumblebees during the flowering

Pollination checklist tomato

cooling. Position the hive so that it is easily visible both to the bumblebees and to people Ensure the hive is horizontal Protect the hive against condensation [...] bumblebee bites onto the flower and makes the flower vibrate. This is known as buzz pollination. The imprints of the bumblebee's jaw on the flower (bite marks) [...] pollinated. The flower needs to have been pollinated before it closes. Depending on the conditions, a flower will remain open for one to three days. To check

Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

Aubergine (90 ha). The great challenge facing the production of crops for the processing industry is to work at a low price in which the fruit and vegetable [...] zero residue. Trianum has proven to be a good solution that eliminates the need to use pesticides to control diseases at the soil level in industrial crops [...] out with the company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners

Lesser house fly

Lesser house fly General The genus Fannia comprises almost 300 different species of fly, including the lesser house fly , the latrine fly and a whole host [...] manure-breeding flies . Fannia species can be found worldwide, from the arctic to the temperate neotropics, and they typically reproduce in feces, compost [...] appearance of the Lesser house fly Lesser house flies and other Fannia spp. are medium-sized to small flies with dark bodies and legs. When the flies mate

Stable fly

depending on the environmental conditions. Larvae can even overwinter in livestock housing. At the end of the third instar, the larvae will move to drier sites [...] Stable flies belong to the genus Stomoxys , Latin for “sharp mouth”; a fitting moniker, as these flies are the only members of the Muscidae family that [...] cycle and appearance of the Stable fly Damage symptoms Stable flies typically congregate on the legs of livestock to feed, and the population size can be

Pepino mosaic virus

symptoms The impact of a PepMV infection for the tomato grower is variable. Several factors contribute to this variability. The genetic identity of the virus [...] pattern on the tomatoes Cracks and damage to the fruit (splitting open) Symptoms on fruits can appear with or without symptoms on the rest of the plant, depending [...] plant in the greenhouse has been infected by the virus, it is impossible to protect the other greenhouse plants from infection because of the rapid spread

Cannabis aphid

Canada. The cannabis aphid closely resembles the hop aphid ( Phorodon humuli ), to the point that microscopic analysis of the head is required to distinguish [...] late summer. Early in the season, the aphids are nearly colourless to pale yellow, and as the days become shorter, they change to light green or brown with [...] with dark green stripes running the length of the body. The winged forms have a dark head and thorax. Cannabis aphids have long antennae (1.1–2.2 mm) and

Corn earworm

ears of corn. The larvae feed on the hairs of the young corn and on the young kernels at the tip of the cob. During the third instar, the larvae turn c [...] open the crop to detect the pest. Life cycle and appearance of the corn earworm The eggs of corn earworm are a milky-white colour, which turn dark grey before [...] only one caterpillar surviving, which will start to feed again on the tip of the cob, making holes in the corn. In other crops, they prefer flower buds and

Cabbage looper

deposit up to 300 eggs on the underside margins of the upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf [...] yellowish or greenish white colour. The Larvae hatch after 3 to 4 days. Since their legs are confined to the front and rear of the body, they move in a “looping” [...] cocoons often on the underside of the host plants. The pupae have a green colour and then change to a coffee brown colour when close to adult emergence