• Bumblebee Pollination Information For Canadian Fruit Crops

  June 11, 2024

  than honeybees, due to having a bigger physique and higher amount of hair. This hair allows them to transfer higher deposits of pollen to flowers, maximizing [...] vosnesenskii) to our product line in 2021, now allowing us to sell QUADS within British Columbia. To ensure a high fruit yield, it is important to note that [...] for a grower is to use both honeybees and bumblebee hives together in the same field. Honeybees for their mass numbers and bumblebees to maximize pollination

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  seizing their prey and consuming them entirely. Adult ladybirds and young larvae prefer the eggs and young larvae, while older larvae appear to prey on all stages [...] dark brown or black coloration. Larvae have prominent mandibles and actively hunt and feed on mealybug nymphs and adults. Pupal stage: Larvae pupate in [...] than 25 second and third instar mealybug nymphs. The larvae of the late third and fourth in stars are the most voracious, consuming up to 30 mealybugs per

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  spread extensively in North and South America and Europe where it has caused severe yield losses in many berry crops, cherries and grapes. Damage symptoms [...] from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence [...] exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Finally, deterioration of fruit can increase its susceptibility to attack by other

• Yellow rose aphid

  strawberries and roses. Life cycle and appearance of Yellow rose aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great [...] Wingless yellow rose aphids have a brownish head; the body is bright yellow to yellow-green or green and rather shiny. Winged aphids have a bright green abdomen [...] North Africa, parts of Asia and South America. It attacks plants of the family Rosaceae and is a pest of strawberries and roses. Damage symptoms The yellow

• Cutworms

  Life cycle and appearance of Cutworms The adults of Agrotis spp. have pale grey to grey-brown forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot [...] cutworm Agrotis ipsilon and the turnip moth Agrotis segetum . The larvae of these moths usually feed on roots and plant parts close to the ground, thereby [...] on tender leaves of seedlings. Third to seventh instars become negatively phototaxic and feed mostly at night and hide in the ground during the day. Damage

• Tomato russet mite

  mite are extremely small and difficult to observe. They are elongated (torpedo-shaped), soft and segmented. The body appears to be divided into two parts: [...] lycopersici , also referred to as Vasates lycopersici, Vasates destructor and Phyllocoptes destructor in older publications) belongs to the family Eriophyidae [...] are slightly curled and acquire a silvery sheen on the underside. Later they become brown and brittle. Badly affected tomato leaves and stems lose their trichomes

• Agriflora PRO

  When to use Agriflora PRO? Use Agriflora PRO to enhance plant growth and improve yield in outdoor crops. The beneficial bacteria in this combination f [...] nitrogen and solubilizing phosphorus in the soil and improve disease resistance by secreting substances that suppress soil-borne pathogens and by outcompeting [...] phosphates and also allow better absorption of N, K, Fe, Ca and Mg. Facilitated plant development under stress conditions, such as high salinity and poor soil

• Cannabis aphid

  length of the body. The winged forms have a dark head and thorax. Cannabis aphids have long antennae (1.1–2.2 mm) and between these are two short knobs (antennal [...] flowers and stems to overwinter and produce the next generation of aphids in the spring. In greenhouses, sexual reproduction is very rare and only triggered [...] very new pest to North America. It was first seen on cuttings originating from Colorado in 2016 and is now widespread throughout that state and Oregon. Its

• Cabbage leafroller

  lighter and have dark lateral stripes. The caterpillars are relatively thin and measure up to 25 mm in length. They are slightly hairy and have four pairs [...] opening bud to the growing tip, while older caterpillars eat a hole in the shoot and hollow it out, causing the shoot or growing point to wilt and die. Life [...] cycle and appearance of Cabbage leafroller An adult female is 12 mm long and is ochre-yellow with darker markings. The male is slightly smaller and slimmer

• Chrysoperla carnea

  stalks. Adults make no contribution to biological control. They feed exclusively on pollen, nectar and honeydew and most will fly out of the greenhouse [...] projecting jaws and well-developed legs. The larva is colourless and transparent when newly hatched, later becoming cream-coloured to light brown. The head [...] outer cocoon is 8 mm long and 4 mm thick. The inner more closely spun cocoon is off-white and egg-shaped, about 3 mm long and 2.5 mm thick. The space between