Customer experiences

Pollination checklist outdoor

crop and the presence of other pollinating insects. Bumblebees and honeybees are able to complement each other's pollination work and can therefore be released

Limonica

to the particular situation. Start introduction as soon as the first pests are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 50-250 per m

Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

switch to Spidex Vital . His initial experiences in using the new product are positive. ‘I’ve known Phytoseiulus my whole life,’ the cucumber grower begins [...] Although spider mites prefer a drier greenhouse climate, predatory mites are somewhat less keen on it. Spidex Vital still has to prove itself in such dry

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

plants. Damage symptoms In potato, field symptoms of Ralstonia solanacearum are wilting and yellowing of leaves and stunted plants. Inside, vascular browning [...] of plants happens rapidly. Leaves remain green after wilting, until they are completely desiccated. Infected stems show long, dark brown streaks. The vascular [...] not seen in Clavibacter -infected plants. In tomato, the youngest leaves are affected first. They show signs of wilting during the day which may disappear

Phytophthora blight

cells which are resistant to desiccation) or mycelium. Zoospores are formed from the overwintering structures which infect the host. Zoospores are spores with [...] of Phytophthora blight Phytophthora species are very destructive organisms belonging to the Oomycetes and are therefore strictly speaking not fungi. They [...] hores (structures containing sporangia, a type of spores) with sporangia are formed that protrude through the stomata. Secondary infection is either by

Early blight

These spots can be distinguished by the dark and brown concentric rings that are caused by sporulation. Species may differ in specific symptoms. Damage symptoms [...] halo restricted by leaf veins. Lesions can easily rupture. Other symptoms are brown lesions on stem and foot. On fruits, dark sunken, leathery lesions occur [...] and 28 °C) and at a relative humidity (RH) of over 90% or when the leaves are wet. Small differences in optimum temperature occur between species, but in

Fusarium wilt

whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of the xylem vessels which can be seen when the stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations [...] Fusarium is widespread and can infect a range of host crops. Many species are considered weak pathogens and can only infect wounded or stressed host plants [...] Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum has many different formae speciales which are each selectively pathogenic on a limited number of crops. Even within one

Spidex Vital: Your Vital partner in spider mite control

present, so when applied in hotspots the adults are followed up by the growing nymphs and also Spidex eggs that are present will hatch amidst the appropriate [...] partner in spider mite control Born to fight Spidex Vital predatory mites are born to fight your spider mites . It gives you the best control over hotspots; [...] improved formulation makes sure our predatory mites have an energetic start and are better capable of travelling the given distance. In a bottle of Spidex Vital

Black rot of carrots

These spots can be distinguished by the dark and brown concentric rings that are caused by sporulation. Species may differ in specific symptoms. Life cycle [...] carrots ( Alternaria radicina ) is a seed-transferred carrot disease. The seeds are the main source of primary infection and this may lead to death of seedlings [...] and 28 °C) and at a relative humidity (RH) of over 90% or when the leaves are wet. Small differences in optimum temperatures occur between species, but