• The nematodes are doing their job

  December 14, 2020

  Loss of appetite, discoloration, drying out, and shrinkage – the nematodes are doing their job The nematodes in Entonem ( Steinernema feltiae ) and Capsanem [...] damage to your crop is also a good indicator of whether or not the nematodes are proving effective. When a nematode attacks a caterpillar or larva, a dramatic [...] or larva turn yellowish brown to brown over time, and shrink. Caterpillars are usually juicy, and sometimes a little sticky, but when attacked they become

• Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

  October 23, 2019

  launched its first high-tech foil sachets which carry the information that they are ‘industrially compostable’, but what does this really mean? What is the Ulti-Mite [...] compostable? ´Biodegradable´ involves a process during which microorganisms that are available in the environment (e.g. bacteria or fungi) convert materials into

• Very few greenhouse crops are safe from whitefly

  July 18, 2022

  addition, rain and wind are factors that affect outdoor areas, lowering the risk of infestation. Preferences Although whiteflies are comfortable in various [...] Many ornamental crops, including rose, gerbera, hibiscus, and poinsettia, are not safe from whitefly. The problem inside the greenhouse is more acute than [...] supply for whitefly . In addition, some host plants have properties that are less favored by insects: tomato plants, for example, have small hairs and

• Bumblebee pollination

  biodiversity and the overall health of ecosystems Why are bumblebees good pollinators? Bumblebees are very effective and efficient pollinators as they visit [...] more pollen to the stigma than other pollinators. Benefits of bumblebees are: Bumblebees switch between trees and rows while pollinating. This benefits [...] pollination which is often required in various fruit or seed crops. Bumblebees are active from early morning till late at night and also at relatively low t

• Bugs

  residue-free production. Solutions for bug control Learn more about What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera , a highly diverse [...] insects, containing both harmful and beneficial species. Heteropteran bugs are insects which have flattened bodies and fold their wings flat over their body [...] the dorsal midline. Some bugs produce a pungent odour. Heteropteran bugs are hemimetabolous insects. Their life cycle consists of an egg, usually five

• Biosolutions for Cannabis

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• Two-spotted spider mite

  size, they are capable of very rapidly doing severe damage, due to their great reproductive capacity. There are more than 1200 species worldwide and many [...] of two-spotted spider mite Two-spotted spider mites are small and have eight legs. Adult females are about 0.5 mm long. They have an oval body that is rounded [...] the crop in which they occur (e.g. on cucumbers they are often yellow-brown, on tomatoes they are mainly red-brown). Both males and females usually have

• Whitefly

  Learn more about What are whiteflies? Whiteflies are a group of small, winged insects that belong to the family Aleyrodidae. They are called "whiteflies" [...] because they are typically white or yellowish in color, and they are often found on the undersides of leaves. Whiteflies are not true flies but belong [...] species are the greenhouse whitefly , Trialeurodes vaporariorum , and the tobacco whitefly , Bemisia tabaci . Both are widespread, polyphagous and are broadly

• Mealybugs and scales

  order Hemiptera (the true bugs ). Coccoidea are at first sight barely recognizable as insects. The females are wingless and immobile, and covered with a [...] of this type of pest. Among ornamental crops, ferns are particularly sensitive to soft scales, as are oleanders and orchids. Armoured scales, unlike mealybugs [...] Biological control of mealybugs and scales Mealybugs and scale insects are persistent pests that feed on plant sap, weakening crops and producing honeydew

• Caterpillars

  yield. Solutions for caterpillar control Learn more about What are caterpillars? Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies and moths [...] more than 150,000 species, that are easily distinguishable from other insects. Many of the butterfly species that are active during the day can be strikingly [...] strikingly colourful while moth flying at night are usually inconspicuously brownish are greyish. Adult butterflies do not damage crops. Most of them feed