Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

maintained a close relationship that has allowed them to go one step further. Pest and disease control in avocado trees In avocado production there are a number [...] Fresh is a producer of avocado, berries and other agricultural crops. Their successful experience with biological control of pests and diseases in crops [...] successfully controlled the white mite, a pest that had been a major problem for several berry growers in the region. That was when they learned about Koppert's

Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

was miles ahead in terms of sustainability and environmental friendliness, but that gap is getting smaller. In 15 years, I expect there will be no difference [...] decided to find a balance between both approaches. This way of working allows him to gain experience in using biological crop protection . As a result, he acquires [...] increase in effective organic methods." Limitation in usage chemical pesticides The increasing interest, especially from governmental bodies, in organic

Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

the given distance. In a bottle of Spidex Vital a more diverse population composition is present, so when applied in hotspots the adults are followed up by [...] Spidex is now delivered in a new formulation; with a greater impact on spider mite control: Spidex Vital Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite [...] introduction of “white” Spidex Vital it therefore is a clear proof of predation when red Spidex Vital is observed. FAQ You can find everything you need to

Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this biological fungicide has been registered since 2018 in its two formulations [...] company Sociedade Agrícola Militão, in the town of Ribatejo, in a pepper crop for the processing industry. Pedro Militão is one of the two owners of the company [...] practices that respect the environment. ‘Without a doubt it is a product with a lot of potential for pepper cultivation,’ says Pedro Militão. The good results

Knowing & recognizing

use of biological control is not a simple process, it has become a complex system in which many aspects need to be considered. The need for knowledge has [...] explains how they spread in the crop, the damage they can cause, and specific behavioural characteristics. Shop now Koppert - A knowledge company The use [...] find the best sustainable solutions. First published 25 years ago and revised in 2003, the latest edition comprises 443 pages, 700 photographs, and dozens

Whitefly

comparable in outline. Whitefly can be found in many different environments, but they are particularly common in greenhouse settings and in agricultural [...] engaged for several hours in seeking a suitable place on the leaf where they can feed. Once they have found such a spot, they remain there throughout the period [...] the growth is obstructed by the stiff hairs. As soon as the red eyes of the adult whitefly are visible in the fourth larval instar, the stage is referred

Chafers

13-15 mm long and reddish-brown in colour. The adult beetles fly in the evening, generally in June and July and land on trees to mate. During the night [...] both species live in the soil and feed on the roots of many plants. They are a serious pest that can cause substantial damage. The adults are not harmful [...] Damage can be severe on young plants and especially in grassland and turf. There, secondary damage is often caused by birds and small mammals digging for

Amazone Plants continues the path of organic cultivation

netting at a good rate over a longer period. This means that there is always a strong population in the greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained [...] sprays a product of natural origin, such as Mycotal , twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn. Wim van der Meer explains, ‘Koppert is involved in a trial [...] store a proportion of the growing plants. In the end, everything more or less turned out fine – the plants in 12 cm pots were sold in 14 cm pots in the summer

Beetles

food as the adults. The pupae do not make a cocoon and will already display many similarities with the adults. The adult beetles usually possess a pair of [...] Coleoptera is the largest of all insect orders and displays an enormous variety of form, size and habit. A number of species are a serious pest in crops or [...] metamorphosis, that is, the larvae do not resemble the adult at all, and must pass through a pupal instar before reaching the adult stage. Larvae have biting

Glasshouse potato aphid

aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction is asexual, the young [...] pepper it secretes a toxic substance, which leads to deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant. The [...] presence in the crop. The wingless adult stage of the greenhouse potato aphid is rather squat, of medium size (1.8 - 3.0 mm long) and oval in shape. It