• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  start with a clean plant, we maximize our use of biological plant protection, with a strong emphasis on prevention. The more pests we can keep out of the [...] big name in the international orchid market. The company produces young plants of the Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium, Cambria, and Miltonia varieties. ‘These [...] the young plants, the better.’ Perfect results with controlling fungus gnats and thrips pupae Their maximum biological approach is clear to see: the company

• Cabbage moth

  highly polyphagous defoliator. Besides being a major cabbage pest, it feeds on 70 plants of 22 families, among them crops such as sweet pepper, tomato [...] they were laid. From the third instar onwards, they disperse over the whole plant. There are six larval instars, with the youngest a transparent yellow to

• Get Rid of Thrips Naturally Using Predator Mites!

  May 21, 2024

  flower garden, etc.), making them quite easy to get. They’ll damage numerous plant varieties through leaf stippling, egg laying, and depositing black fecal [...] leaves or flowers develop. Additionally, thrips are primary vectors for plant viruses like TSWV (Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus) and INSV (Impatiens Necrotic [...] the bare eye. They live on crop leaves and/or soil where they hunt crop pests; some species act as a natural thrips control. For this article, we will

• Tomato looper

  Chrysodeixis chalcites ) can completely defoliate young plants. Infestations on ornamental plants reduce their marketability. Life cycle and appearance of [...] Mediterranean and northern Africa. The larva is highly polyphagous and feeds on plants of over 20 families, among them crops such as cauliflower, corn, crucifer [...] to several northerly countries and is now one of the most frequently found pest species in greenhouses. Damage symptoms The tomato looper (Chrysodeixis

• Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory mites

  May 19, 2025

  they are excellent fighters. They combat pests voraciously and adapt to different conditions to protect plants ”, Bertha passionately explains. This ad [...] to promote environmentally friendly agricultural practices. For Bertha, plants are fundamental pillars of ecosystems, not only because they provide us [...] excellence Bertha found in Koppert the perfect place to merge her love for plants with her commitment to ecological management that reduces pesticide use

• Cabbage leafroller

  many herbaceous wild plants. Because fewer broad-spectrum pesticides are used these days, the cabbage leafroller has also become a pest in greenhouse crops [...] sweet pepper since the mid 1980’s. In protected soft fruit cultivation, plants such as strawberry, currant, blackberry and raspberry can all serve as hosts [...] of leaves with large feeding holes. Caterpillars can also bore into the plant: young caterpillars eat a path from an opening bud to the growing tip, while

• Using Predatory Mites, but still having Thrips Issues? Close the Gap in your Thrips Control Program

  July 16, 2024

  ways: on new plant material, clothing, pets, or flying in from outside. Once in the growing space, thrips immediately begin damaging plants by a combination [...] prey, being attracted to damaged leaves and reacting to any pest movement found on the plants. They will feed on any mobile thrips in the crop (larva and [...] s process affecting yields), ovipositing (egg laying), and transferring plant viruses. Thrips eggs are deposited into the leaf tissue, flowers, or in the

• Cryptobug

  Pests All stages of many mealybug species. Mode of action Adults and larvae consume the mealybugs completely. Visual effect Mealybugs are consumed entirely

• Aphidius ervi

  within two days. Aphidius ervi is used for the control of the following pests: Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) Glasshouse potato aphid ( Aulacorthum [...] to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting of the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-2 per m 2 /release [...] behavior that makes it an effective biological control agent against aphid pests. Once the female wasp has laid her eggs inside an aphid, the emerging larvae

• Pollination checklist tomato

  viruses, plant diseases, pest infestations, insufficient or extreme growth, extreme climate conditions and the influence of chemicals on the plants or flowers [...] basis for good pollination . Various factors can disturb the health of the plant and thus also reduce the number of healthy flowers. Potential risks include