• Canadian Thrips in Greenhouses & Grow Rooms

  September 19, 2024

  Scirtothrips dorsalis). Thrips damage foliage, flowers, and fruit directly with their piercing mouthparts and saw-like ovipositor as well as causing indirect [...] Most facilities have a constant low-level influx of thrips via vents often with extreme peaks as outside crops are harvested or dry up sending large amounts [...] and conditions—size and color will be the first point of identification. With a 10x hand lens, a great place to start can be observing the adults and

• Choosing Between Spidex Red and Spidex Vital

  April 3, 2024

  the Bottle : One of the crucial aspects of Spidex Vital is that it comes with a food source. This source of food is important for maintaining the vitality [...] spider mites . Immediate Ovipositing : Spidex Red boasts a unique advantage with its 95-100% gravid (pregnant) female persimilis composition. The ovipositing [...] ve/light curative applications and proof of predation. Spidex Red excels with a rapid response and sustained feeding capacity for heavy infestations. By

• Get Rid of Thrips Naturally Using Predator Mites!

  May 21, 2024

  predatory mites? Predatory mites are tiny mites. Typically, just barely visible with the bare eye. They live on crop leaves and/or soil where they hunt crop pests; [...] Both are generalist predators (feed on multiple pests, pollen, and spores) with a long-proven track record as thrips predators in Canada. One of the most [...] crop. Conclusion Introducing predatory mites into your crop will provide you with long lasting natural thrips control and help decrease the possibility of

• Spider Mite Predators; Choosing the Best Biological For Your Situation

  July 24, 2024

  Thankfully, there are many choices of predators on the market that can help with a spider mite infestation, but some of them are specialized to work in certain [...] best biological control product, it is important to ensure you are dealing with the most common spider mite species; Tetranychus urticae , which represents [...] of spider mites and is most used in cucumber and pepper greenhouse crops with traditionally heavy pest pressure. Once placed in the crop, Stethorus punctillium

• Mycotal - Effective at lower temperatures

  of thrips 8 Survival of thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) when sprayed with Mycotal (1 and 2 gr/ltr). Tested in lab conditions at a temperature regime

• Stick it to Pests: The Power of Mass Trapping

  May 17, 2024

  population and mitigating potential crop damage. This example also works with whiteflies, winged aphids , fungus gnats, shoreflies, and leaf miners . Halting [...] the top of the canopy and adjust while plants grow. When it comes to crops with a low canopy like strawberries, lettuce etc., support the cards by canes [...] working in Canadian grown crops, we have noticed there is a higher efficacy with Horiver sticky cards . Compared to roller traps , Horiver sticky cards have

• Maximizing Bumblebee Pollination in Canadian Fruit Crops

  July 15, 2024

  cooler conditions, bumblebees also perform even better in warmer conditions with peak pollinating flight activity between 25-27C (77F-81F). When introducing [...] the colony maintains optimal brood temperatures through thermoregulation, with bees actively generating and conserving heat inside the hive. Instead of

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  impede pollination in a conventional greenhouse. Impact of heat on bumblebee With increasing temperatures, the behavioural responses have the potential to [...] for thermoregulation at higher temperatures comes at the cost of foraging, with negative consequences for pollination. Once temperatures pass the 30° C mark

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 10, 2024

  very long time… ‘Back in the 60s, my father was a cucumber grower battling with persistent spider mite infestations when he struck on the idea of a natural

• Predatory Mites: Should I Order Bottles or Sachets?

  May 31, 2024

  comparing sachets to bottle applications because in low humidity climates (common with house plants or cannabis), eggs of predatory mites have difficulty hatching