• Predatory Mites: Should I Order Bottles or Sachets?

  May 31, 2024

  mite boost due to an increase in pest pressure In ornamental crops that use Thripex-V ( Neoseiulus cucumeris in vermiculite) In greenhouse growing conditions [...] article was developed to answer all these questions and point you in the correct direction in choosing which predatory mite formulation to use for your growing [...] internal relative humidity to keep the bran moist so that the breeding system continues cycling for 3-8 weeks depending on the type of sachet. Why is this important

• Plus, Ulti-Mite or LD. Which Sachet is Best for You?

  May 7, 2024

  types of bran mites the predator mite In this system, the yeast grows on the bran acting as a food source for the bran mites, which in turn acts as a food [...] long lasting sachets due to the two types of feeder mites that come in the sachets. The extra feeder mite allows the sachet to last 60% longer than our [...] food source for the predator mite. After feeding on the bran mites, the predator mites then breed inside the sachet, and slowly overtime (4-10wks), leave

• Downy mildew of Cucurbits

  around 15 o C and the closer the temperature is to this, the shorter the leaf wetness period that is required. Inside the plant, the pathogens produce [...] brown. On the underside of the leave fluffy growth appears which is first white and later turns grey-brown. This is actually the sporulation of the pathogens [...] formed, structures in which zoospores are produced. However, in downy mildews, sporangia often germinate directly and the germ tubes infect the plants either

• Yellow rose aphid

  white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The yellow rose aphid is holocyclic in North America (i.e. they mate in autumn and produce eggs to overwinter) [...] ornamental crops. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting production. The yellow rose aphid is also a vector of several viruses [...] and strawberries, in glasshouses in northern Europe or outdoors in warmer climates. Wingless yellow rose aphids have a brownish head; the body is bright yellow

• Municipality Enschede: Entonem nematodes against oak processionary caterpillar

  The Municipality of Enschede started using nematodes for the first time in the spring of 2021 to try to halt the spread of the oak processionary caterpillar [...] caterpillar. The municipality’s built-up area has a total of 22,000 oak trees. In the past, the municipality only extracted the nests. But as Petra Klein Breukink [...] She is the project manager of the oak processionary caterpillar for the Municipality of Enschede. ‘We use Koppert’s nematode product Entonem in locations

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  oak trees in the forests and plantations around Doetinchem. Marc van Rijswijk is the spokesman for Buha, the implementing organization for the Municipality [...] for now. In the longer term, improving biodiversity will have an important role to play – breaching the monocultures of the oak and stimulating the natural [...] oak trees withing this municipality. In 2020 the level of infestation with the oak processionary caterpillar within the built-up area was so high that preventive

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  unripe fruits. The larval development takes place in the fruit. The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground. [...] Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence of larvae within the fruit makes them [...] tubes which stick out of the fruit. There are three larval instars and in the third instar the larvae are about 3.9 mm long. The pupae of Drosophila suzukii

• Spical-Plus

  sachets in sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top [...] y or as soon as the first spider mites are detected in the crop. Use at least 4,000 sachets per ha and hang them evenly spaced in the crop. Release should [...] spider mite species. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks

• About bumblebees

  for the brood as well as perform maintenance jobs on the nest. As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest [...] providing orders for the worker bumblebees. In late summer the queen will start producing new queens and males (drones) in order for the colony to reproduce [...] bumblebees The natural life cycle of the bumblebee is copied under laboratory conditions at our production facilities. In this way, we provide the best conditions

• Spidex Vital Go

  multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of a couple of weeks. Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents [...] sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight. In tomato only use Spidex Vital Go in hotspots Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets [...] sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Go depends on climate, crop and pest