Stable fly

blood, and females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 km in search of new hosts. Life cycle and [...] the house fly, females tend to be larger and have more widely spaced eyes than males. Females require a blood meal just prior to egg laying and never lay [...] will begin to cluster on the animals’ undersides and flanks as well. Stable flies are persistent, intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off

Fusarium wilt

and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years to come. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to prevent Fusarium [...] Some also produce ascospores. The Fusarium oxysporum life cycle, is similar to that of most Fusarium species. Fusarium overwinters for many years in the [...] Prevent plant diseases by optimizing plant potential and crop resilience. How to control Fusarium wilt Recommended for you

Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

the opportunity to continue the business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt that it would be too quick to completely abandon [...] abandon traditional methods. He 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 a lot of knowledge and is prepared to fully transition to biological crop protection when the government decides that certain

Phytophthora blight

species are very destructive organisms belonging to the Oomycetes and are therefore strictly speaking not fungi. They thrive at soil temperatures between [...] Zoospores are spores with flagellae which enable them to move through water. Infection is usually from the root to the foot, but direct infection of the foot also [...] wetness is required. Dispersal is by wind and rain causes the pathogen to be returned to the soil from infected plants. Dispersal in the soil happens via water

Shallot aphid

siphunculi are short an swollen towards the apex. The shallot aphid does not alternate to another host plant for overwintering and there is no sexual stage in [...] place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching [...] females of the shallot aphid are 1.1-2.2 mm long and shiny brownish green to dirty yellow. Their legs and antennae are pale, apart from the ends of the

Tomato

encouraging them to shift from the use of pesticides harmful to bees, to pollinator friendly biological control solutions. Proper pollination not only improves [...] lacking and therefore need to be compensated with the release of managed pollinators. Due to their structure tomato flowers are not easily pollinated by honeybees [...] fertilized with pollen, leading to the formation of healthy fruits. To encourage pollination in tomato crops, growers need to create pollinator-friendly e

Maximize pollination in tomato

Within one to four hours, the bumblebee's jaw imprints on the flower, commonly known as bite marks, turn brown. These bite marks serve as indicators to assess [...] duration of flower openness varies between one to three days, depending on environmental conditions. To evaluate pollination progress, collect approximately [...] two days. When the number of bite marks diminishes to only one or two per flower, it is advisable to introduce a new bumblebee hive. Temperature and humidity

Spotted Wing Drosophila

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 of [...] exposes fruits to secondary pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungi and yeasts). Finally, deterioration of fruit can increase its susceptibility to attack by other [...] plums) being particularly susceptible to infestation. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to get rid of Spotted Wing Drosophila

Natutec Airobreez

blower horizontally and at the right angle to cover crop well Download manual How to use Natutec Airobreez How to clean Natutec Airobreez Storage conditions [...] the battery is fully charged when the light is green Place the battery to connect to the device Clip on the shoulder belt of the Natutec Airobreez Place the [...] speed for the determined amount to be released Remove the cap of the reservoir Fill the reservoir with the material to be released and close the reservoir

Spidex Vital FAQ

control with Spidex Vital, compared to the regular Spidex. Does anything change to the rate of application? No, continue to introduce Spidex Vital in the numbers [...] you recommend your customers to obtain the best pest control. Does anything change to the mode of application? No, continue to introduce Spidex Vital the [...] been working for years? Apart from the fact you have to switch your current planning/forecast to the new product number(s), nothing will be different from