• Pepino mosaic virus

  impact on fruit quality, effective prevention and management are critical for maintaining yield and marketability. PepMV is a highly contagious plant virus [...] hands, tools, clothing, and plant contact. Even minimal contact can infect new plants. Survival The virus can persist on surfaces, equipment, and plant debris

• Bacterial canker of tomato

  Solaneceaous crops can be planted for five years. On other fields on the same farm, no seed potatoes can be grown for one year after infection. Damage symptoms [...] seedlings by touching the plants in greenhouse crops and by water in field crops, for example through splashes of rain or irrigation. Both in greenhouses and in [...] also be dispersed by machinery, crates and tools. The bacteria infect the new plants by entering through wounds and then growing into the vessels of the

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  Whitefly is and remains a pernicious pest for growers of tomatoes and other crops. This is further aggravated by the fact that there are almost no effective [...] helps us to achieve that.’ So says Sam van der Knaap, who is responsible for cultivation and plant protection at Roots Growers’ Honselersdijk site in the [...] effective and, unlike other products, also has a low MRL, which is a requirement for small cherry tomatoes. However, as we can only use this product a few times

• Black bean aphid

  parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood [...] with darker tips. Adult wingless aphids are 1.5-3.1 mm long. Recommended for you Chrysoperla carnea Adalia bipunctata Effective control with Chrysopa-E

• The Ultimate Guide to Fungus Gnats (Sciarid Fly) and Shore Fly Control

  July 4, 2024

  into a food source for nematodes. This should be used weekly to break up the pests' life cycle. It will also provide additional control for thrips pupae that [...] actively search for and feed on eggs, young larvae, and pupae. They are mobile and can distribute themselves throughout a greenhouse or grow room for efficient [...] problematic in propagation areas where the moist soil provides a secure place for the larvae to mature without drying out and increases available food sources

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• Replace Conventional Pesticides With Natural Alternatives

  April 18, 2024

  growers rely on nematodes as a permanent solution for crop protection . That solution is also safe for growers and consumers alike. Nematodes do not leave [...] have been on our radar since 1986 as an effective, clean and safe solution for growers. Since then, we have conducted countless studies and trials to understand [...] understand and apply nematode behavior to crop protection . That means for over 50 years, we have been supporting growers with natural alternatives to c

• Potato aphid

  throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous species with a preference for Solanaceae (particularly potato), but has also been identified on more than [...] honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering them unsuitable for market. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting [...] parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood

• An unexpected solution: the story of Fernando Rodríguez and Koppert's predatory mites

  March 17, 2025

  innovative pest management solutions for his crops. His first interaction with the company was through bumblebees for pollination , a strategy that revo [...] the results spoke for themselves," he adds. Today, Fernando not only uses Koppert products in his crops but is also an active advocate for biological control [...] transformation occurred when he discovered the potential of predatory mites for pest control. "When I first heard about biological control with predatory

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  vegetable crops for the processing industry, which are very important in Portugal. Around 80% of the total production of vegetables for the processing industry [...] of Trichoderma harzianum , has achieved excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this biological fungicide has been [...] 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 of the company