• Thrips

  ‘fringed wings’, and refers to the eyelash-like fringe of hairs along both edges of the thin wings. There are more than 6,000 known species. Most are harmless [...] harmless, some are predators, and fewer than 20 species can cause problems in agriculture and horticulture. Thrips are small insects (0.5-14 mm), with the largest [...] narrow wings that are fringed with fine hairs. Color: Thrips can be a variety of colors, depending on the species. Most of them are brown or black. Some

• Northern Corn Rootworm

  developing kernels of corn, with the following consequences: When corn silks are cut all the way back to the ear and when beetle populations are high, the insects [...] General Corn rootworms ( Diabrotica sp.) are a devastating pest of cultivated corn in North America, with losses and management expenditures totaling over [...] themselves. Life cycle and appearance of Northern Corn Rootworm Adult Diabrotica barberi beetles are between 5–6 mm long and uniformly pale green or yellowish

• Shore fly

  employees and browsing customers. Are capable of transmitting pathogens such as Fusarium , Pythium , and other root diseases. Life cycle and appearance of the [...] shores and intertidal zones, and they breed readily in other moist environments. In greenhouses, adults feed on algae and their larvae on algae and decaying [...] shore flies are 4–5mm long with large eyes, thick bodies and short antennae, and their wings can have greyish brown patches. While shore flies are strong,

• Lesser house fly

  flies and other Fannia spp. are medium-sized to small flies with dark bodies and legs. When the flies mate, adult males will form swarms in areas with still [...] disease and hog cholera, protozoan parasites such as Cryptosporidium and Toxoplasma , and bacteria such as Salmonella Life cycle and appearance of the Lesser [...] tolerate a wide range of moisture levels and are adapted to stay near the surface of near-liquid waste. Depending on temperatures and environmental conditions

• Caterpillars

  quality and yield. Solutions for caterpillar control Learn more about What are caterpillars? Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies [...] control of caterpillars Caterpillars are highly destructive pests that feed on leaves, stems and fruits, causing serious damage to greenhouse and field crops [...] Butterflies and moths form the order Lepidoptera, a very large group with more than 150,000 species, that are easily distinguishable from other insects. Many

• Corn rootworm

  between the end of June and the middle of July. The adults may mate several times during their lifetime, and females lay an average of 400 eggs each. They feed [...] feeding on the silk of the female flowers, can cause flower abortion and, in the case of heavy infestations, significantly reduce the number of seeds. During [...] facilitate the development of toxic fungi in the cob, with the resulting production of mycotoxins. Life cycle and appearance In Europe, the western corn rootworm

• European red mite

  females are about 0.4 mm long, brick red, and oval shaped with white hairs on their back and white spots (tubercles) at the base of the hairs; males are about [...] ulmi , is mainly a pest of fruit trees (apple, pear, plum and cherry). However, it can attack a large scale of other woody plants and is occasionally a problem [...] produce large amounts of webbing. The eggs are about 0.15 mm in diameter, dark red, and oval with small ridges running top to bottom, with a thin stalk on top

• Buxatrap

  which lures the males of the box tree moth into the trap. Once in the trap they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping males [...] reducing the number of eggs laid by females as they fail to mate. Presentation One trap with hanging string. Preparation For each Buxatrap two Pherodis [...] Buxatraps when moths are active: From May/June until the end of November (depending on geographic location). Combined use Use in combination with Pherodis Cydalima

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  Products of third parties are applied to the crop. This is because all Koppert’s Services and Advice are based on the knowledge of and experience with the Natural [...] damage as a result of loss of harvest, crop damage and/or damage due to deterioration of the structure of the soil. The payments of damages claimed shall [...] Buyer concerning the quality and/or quantity of the delivered Natural Enemies, Pollinators and/or Products and/ or Services and/or Advice; • Destination

• Soybean

  per acre than when planting other crops. Major producers of soybeans are Argentina, Brazil and the United States. Soybeans are now an important global crop [...] grows clustered in small bunches of three to five pods. Each pod measures between 3-8 centimetres long (1-3 inch) and contains two or four seeds that measure [...] crop can be used as food crop, but also provide oil and are a major source of protein.