• Chrysopa

  Chrysoperla carnea is active mainly during the night. The larvae hide during the day. Pack size 1,000; 10,000 larvae. Presentation 500 ml bottle; 6 litre bucket [...] intervals until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your [...] action Larvae of the lacewing attack their prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are difficult to find. Chrysoperla

• House fly

  Houseflies are a well-known pest of farm and home. Believed to have originated in central Asia, the insect expanded its range worldwide long ago as a commensal [...] commensal organism to human populations; the housefly is always found in association with human activity. As the most common species of fly found on livestock [...] House fly The adult house fly ( Musca domestica ) is 6–7 mm long, yellowish-grey to dark grey in colour, with four narrow black stripes on the thorax,

• European red mite

  initially brown spots on the leaves and when these coalesce the leaves loose colour; this is often referred to as bronzing. When infestation is heavy, leaves can [...] mite The European red mite feeds mainly on the undersides of leaves but moves to upper leaf surfaces when the lower side becomes crowded. Contrary to the [...] at the base of the hairs; males are about 0.3 mm long, yellowish red, and more slender and tapered near the hind end. The development from egg to adult

• Japanese beetle

  need to be reported to the National Plant Protection Authorities. Damage symptoms Skeletonized foliage is the most common symptom of feeding by the adult [...] long and 7 mm wide, resembles the adult beetle, except the wings and other appendages are closely folded to the body. It is a pale-cream colour at first, [...] in the soil. In early spring, when the soil temperatures increase, the grubs move closer to the surface and resume feeding on plant roots at 2.5 to 5.0

• Broad mite

  growth. Leaf feeding is mainly concentrated on the underside near the leaf stalk, which tends to cause the leaf to turn brown and curl up. A typical indication [...] possess four pairs. The last pair of legs in both males and females is different to the others and not used for walking. After moulting to the third larval stage [...] lay their eggs mainly on the underside of the leaf or on the fruit surface. The elongated, oval eggs are firmly attached to the surface and are rather large

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  later, the young larva is visible within the egg. The full-grown caterpillars are 20 to 30 mm long and have a creamy white colour. Along the dorsal surface [...] groups of 5 to 10 eggs, overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on the stem or stalk [...] caterpillars often stay in the lower strata of the crop, sometimes attacking the stem of the plant as well as the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft

• Cabbage moth

  with the youngest a transparent yellow to grey-green with a characteristic brown-black head capsule. After the third moult, the caterpillar is green with [...] instars, the relatively large head capsule is conspicuous. In older instars, the lighter colour of the bands between the body segments gives them a characteristic [...] brassicae) has grey-brown to black forewings, with a kidney-shaped white-rimmed marking in the middle. The hindwings are light brown with a rather inconspicuous

• Rhyzobug

  Buckwheat hulls. Application Apply Rhyzobug in the evening. Open the cap and tap the beetles directly on the plants. Be aware that adults may not fly away [...] repeated until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your [...] after release. Dosage The dosage of Rhyzobug depends on climate, crop and armoured scale density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation

• Rose aphid

  presence in the crop. Wingless females of the rose aphid are 1.7-3.6 mm long and green or deep pink to red-brown. The antennae and sometimes the head is dark [...] General The rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae , is a serious and often abundant pest of roses. It is virtually cosmopolitan and widely spread in Europe. Damage [...] dark in colour. The siphunculi are black and bent outwards. The rose aphid usually overwinters on rose bushes in the egg stage, although in mild winter some

• Brown soft scale

  of the scale darkens as the female ages. The size, shape and characteristics of the female also vary with different host plants. The middle of the scale [...] General The brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum is very common in tropical and sub-tropical regions and is also a common pest in greenhouses throughout [...] Damage symptoms The scales produce enormous quantities of honeydew. This is usually the first visible symptom. Because of this, C. hesperidum is often attended