Buckthorn-potato aphid

nasturtii , has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution and is a major pest of potatoes, where it also transmits viruses. It also attacks a large number of [...] with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] . The major problem in potatoes is the transmission of viruses. Life cycle and appearance of Buckthorn-potato aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with

Corn earworm

instars, over a total period of two to three weeks, developing a greyish colour and a black cephalic capsule in the first stage, but later adopting a variety [...] to five months in areas with very cold winters. The pupae measure around 18 mm and have a slightly shiny brown colour. The adults have a brown-coloured [...] body, with a wingspan of 35 to 40 mm and a dark stripe on the side edge of the forewings and hindwings; they live for around two and a half weeks.

Artefeed

pygmaeus population is large enough Make sure that Artefeed is distributed on top of the crop Artefeed can be distributed using a Mini-Airbug Dosage The [...] maintenance of Macrolophus pygmaeus in tomatoes at low prey densities. Mode of action As Macrolophus pygmaeus needs a continuous food source to maintain [...] pygmaeus before switching to Artefeed. Apply Artefeed weekly in the rows adjacent to the rows in the greenhouse where Macrolophus pygmaeus has been released

Shore fly

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 [...] skin (forming a protective puparium). The puparia can be found on or just below the soil surface, and new adults emerge after 4–5 days. Adult shore flies [...] flies of the genus Scatella are a common greenhouse pest found throughout the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. In Europe and Asia, the species Scatella

Natupol Excel

Natupol Excel is developed for crops with a high amount of flowers per m² (35-60 flowers) per week, and for crops grown under artificial light or in warmer [...] (<10 hours light) position the hive near the top of plants, in such a way that the hive is exposed to the first daylight Wait for at least 15 minutes after [...] 15–25°C. Storage conditions Keep hives in a well ventilated environment, out of direct sunlight. Hygiene Never move a hive from one greenhouse to another

Aphidius ervi

Aphidius ervi is available in a bottle ( Ervipar ). Spread the material on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes Make sure the material remains dry and is not moved [...] the parasitic wasp Aphidius ervi Aphidius ervi is a parasitic wasp species that plays a significant role in biological control of aphids . The natural enemy [...] Aphidius ervi Aphidius ervi is a very dark aphid parasitoid. The waist is entirely black, without striping. As it can develop in large aphid species they

Bugs

Hemiptera Bugs What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera , a highly diverse group of insects, containing both harmful and beneficial [...] hard, leathery forewings that meet, but do not overlap, in the dorsal midline. Some bugs produce a pungent odour. Heteropteran bugs are hemimetabolous insects [...] nymphal instars and the adult insect. Several species of especially the families Miridae and Pentatomidae are found as pests in agricultural crops. Find

Stable fly

However, they are light grey in colour; they have a broader abdomen that displays several dark spots in a “checkerboard” pattern; and, most significantly, they [...] and pigs to a lesser extent). Although they are extremely common and exist worldwide, it is believed they first originated somewhere in Eurasia. Stable [...] appearance of the Stable fly Adult stable flies are between 5–7 mm in size and largely resemble the house fly , even having a four-striped thorax. However

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Thripor-I

rock wool slabs, leaves and/or in application boxes ( Dibox ) Apply in groups of at least 50 insects in order to establish a population and encourage mating [...] species of thrips . Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Adults and nymphs pierce thrips larvae and adults with their sucking mouthparts and suck [...] are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.5-10 per m2/release. Releases should be repeated once or twice. Consult a Koppert advisor