Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly control

Mycotal product is a bio-insecticide that contains the blastospores of Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6. Mycotal is a biological solution for a range of pests, [...] shown that the new generation Mycotal gives a similar, or better, efficacy when compared to other chemical, or biological, plant protection products on the [...] Mycotal: improved quality and shelf life A process of continuous improvement led by our dedicated research team recently produced a newly optimized Mycotal

Click beetles

long, thin, cylindrical and though skinned. They are up to 25 mm long and usually shiny yellowish brown or light brown with a darker head. Larval development [...] into the air with a audible click. Hence their name. Their larvae are called wireworms and feed on the roots of many plants. Life cycle and appearance of Click [...] are 6-10 mm long and yellowish brown to black. The eggs are laid in May or June in groups in the soil. They hatch about one month later and the larvae start

Long-tailed mealybug

growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore [...] concealed places such as auxiliary buds and prefers a warm, humid environment. Life cycle of mealybugs Life cycle and appearance of long-tailed mealybug The [...] instars which are at first kept beneath the body in a network of fine waxy threads. Over two or three weeks, a female produces 100-200 nymphs. In the summer

Onion

The onion plant is usually a biennial or perennial plant. When cultivated however, the plant is mostly handled as an annual and harvested at the end of its [...] The onion ( Allium cepa L.) , also referred to as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable. This particular species is the most extensively produced [...] its first production season. Onions are popular and therefore cultivated and used for cooking all around the world. Their flesh is pungent when chopped

Gerbera

family of daisies or Asteraceae . The flowering plant is originally from South Africa and grew among others in the Cape Province and Transvaal region. [...] Nowadays, the gerbera is still popular and extensively used as a decorative garden plant or sold as cut flower. Domesticated cultivars are usually the [...] Gerbera hybrida and there are now many cultivars that differ greatly in size, shape and colour. The main colours are white, yellow, orange, red and pink, but

Eggplant

Eggplant or aubergine ( Solanum melongena ) is a specific species of nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia [...] is called eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal. The eggplant is a member of the genus Solanum and is thus related to [...] to the tomato and potato. Botanically speaking however, the eggplant is classified as a berry. The fruit contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds

Tomato leaf miner

cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult fly. Adult leaf miners are small yellow and black [...] but has become a common pest since the 1960’s, particularly in sweet pepper, lettuce, melon, chrysanthemum and gerbera. Life cycle and appearance of Tomato [...] females feed or lay eggs, they bore a hole using their toothed ovipositor, usually in the upper side of the leaf. Egg spots are oval and hard to distinguish

Two-spotted spider mite

yellow or light green, to dark green, red, brown, or almost black. Males are smaller and more active than the females, with a body that is narrower and more [...] increased transpiration and reduced plant growth. As damage increases, whole leaves turn yellow, and as more cell sap is removed, the leaf, and eventually the whole [...] tomatoes and cucumbers, as little as 30% damage of the leaf surface can lead to loss of the crop. The nymphs and adults also produce webs, and plants can

Orchid

an extremely large and diverse of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae or the orchid family . The plant’s flower are usually colourful and fragrant. Nowadays [...] orchids come in many different arrangements. Some only have a single flower, but most plants have a racemose inflorescence, which can consist of many flowers [...] flowers. The majority of orchids which are commercially sold is tropical or subtropical. There are varieties however that grow in colder climates.

Northern Corn Rootworm

Life cycle and appearance of Northern Corn Rootworm Adult Diabrotica barberi beetles are between 5–6 mm long and uniformly pale green or yellowish green [...] for lack of their corn host) and hatch after corn has been replanted. Univoltine and semivoltine rootworms can interbreed, and they coexist in population [...] insects can interfere with pollination and germination to the point that ears are completely barren or only bear a few kernels. Larval feeding disrupts root