• Horiver Sticky Cards: A Powerful Tool for Pest Management and Prevention

  May 27, 2024

  lays its eggs in berry fruit, so this insect tends to be more attracted to red cards. Once lured by the colors, insects land on the sticky surface. The [...] contact with it becomes stuck, unable to escape. This immediate capture prevents pests from causing further damage to plants, halting their lifecycle and [...] enough away from artificial lights. The lights have been known to melt the cards, if the lights release a lot of heat. Finally, if you are trying to capture

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  that crops remain healthy and continue to thrive. Digital scouting apps In the digital age, scouting is aided by mobile apps that can catalog and analyse [...] crop scouting tool in horticulture can lead to more effective, sustainable, and profitable crop production by providing precision pest monitoring and real-time [...] growers with insights into the health and growth of their crops, enabling them to take proactive measures and optimize their yield. Crop monitoring and scouting

• Feltiella acarisuga

  Immediately after emerging from the eggs, the midge larvae start to feed on spider mite eggs, nymphs and adults. They use their mouthparts to first immobilise their [...] infestations. By using Feltiella acarisuga in their pest management programs, agricultural and horticultural producers can protect their crops from spider mites [...] adjusted to the situation. Start introduction as soon as the first spider mites are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-25

• Parasitic wasps

  targeting specific pest insects. By introducing these beneficial insects, growers can significantly reduce the damage caused by pests, ensuring a higher yield [...] employ two primary methods to control pests: parasitization and host feeding. Parasitization Parasitization is the primary means by which parasitic wasps control [...] body or attaches them to the host's exterior. Larval development: When the parasitic wasp eggs hatch, the newly emerged larvae begin to feed on the host pest

• Protected vegetables

  allowing them to transport it from flower to flower. Unlike honeybees, bumblebees possess the ability to perform "buzz pollination." By vibrating their [...] natural approach to pest management. Instead of resorting to chemical solutions, biocontrol leverages the power of living organisms to control and mitigate [...] biofungicides are derived from natural sources and are designed to control fungal plant diseases while minimizing harm to the environment and human health

• Black vine weevil

  temperate and sub-tropical regions. It belongs to the family Curculionidae. Damage symptoms The major damage is caused by the feeding of the larvae on the roots [...] white eggs are laid from the beginning of July until around the end of October. The larvae that hatch have a white, translucent to pinkish body and a reddish [...] females and reproduction is by parthenogenesis. As vine weevils cannot fly their dispersal ability is limited compared to many other insects. Spread over

• V10

  established throughout the plant. Infection by other PepMV isolates is severely compromised due to its degradation by RNA silencing. In this way the plant is [...] crop cycle Timing Apply V10 to newly planted tomato crops, preferably as soon as possible and before the first flowers start to open at the latest. Storage [...] V10 can be used to protect tomato plants against damaging symptoms of virulent strains of Pepino mosaic virus . Diseases Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV EU

• Supplementary Feeding for Biological Control: A Complete Guide

  July 24, 2024

  need to be re-applied weekly or bi-weekly. The return on investment needs to be much higher for crops where additional application labor is used to apply [...] protein to reproduce and lay eggs. Pollen can mold in crops under high humidity conditions. Rates of thrips predation by A. swirskii can be reduced by 50% [...] eco-friendly and long-term solutions to pest problems has intensified. Biological control methods are often employed in crops to maintain this sustainable agricultural

• Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly control

  plants. How Mycotal works When applied to the target pest, the spores of the fungus Akanthomyces muscarius attach to the whiteflies and germinate, penetrating [...] the insect's internal organs, leading to its death. The fungus then uses the dead insect as a source of nutrients to grow and produce more spores, which [...] Mycotal Why use Mycotal Easy to use, can be applied with existing spray equipment Effective high-quality natural product Easy to integrate in your Integrated

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  need max. 2 hours to return to their hive 15:00 Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee [...] the bumblebees to fly when there is enough daylight present. Wireless BeeHome system (WBH) can be controlled either by using a timer or by connecting the [...] 09-2023 | PR28302 Make sure the hives are not overheated by the lamps and other means, or by the sun in spring and late autumn. The later the lights are