• Protected vegetables

  bumblebee pollination Improved Fruit Set and Quality: Bumblebee pollination leads to more uniform and well-formed fruits, resulting in higher marketable [...] crops yield more and larger fruits compared to those relying solely on wind or other less efficient pollinators. Faster Fruit Maturation: Bumblebees facilitate [...] facilitate quicker fruit development due to their efficient pollination techniques. Enhanced Crop Consistency: Uniform fruiting, achieved through effective

• Don Sanchez Fresh innovates with biological control in avocados

  cause a reduction in the yield of avocado trees and economic losses due to fruit damage. For this reason, integrated pest and disease management is essential [...] retailers are even requiring extra-legal conditions for the marketing of fruits and vegetables in their aisles. IPM enables farmers to comply with these [...] environmental risks and ensured the production of healthy, high quality fruit.

• Potato/tomato psyllid

  concern and proving difficult to control. In light of this, the export of fruit from susceptible crops to some parts of Europe, and the import into Mexico [...] or purple colouration of the leaf bases and internodes, and poor-quality fruit. The bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum which is transmitted

• Beetles

  damage in many greenhouse and field crops by feeding on leaves, roots, or fruits, leading to reduced growth and yield loss. Effective beetle control is essential [...] other species also feed on leaves. Adult beetles cause damage by feeding on fruits, flower buds and leaves depending on the species. Life cycle of beetles

• Yellow rose aphid

  of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black sooty moulds grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops. At the same time

• Pollination

  annual challenge for growers when it comes to the production of vegetables, fruit and seed. Well pollinated crops result in considerably higher yields and [...] managed deployment guarantees the optimal pollination required for increased fruit set and enhanced crop uniformity, ultimately driving profits for growers

• Cotton aphid

  honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black fungal moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering

• Tomato russet mite

  may snap. The fruit can also be affected, and when this happens in tomatoes, the skin becomes coarse and turns reddish brown and the fruit itself is sometimes

• Pollination checklist tomato

  y resulting in problems with fruit setting. The bumblebees will still collect pollen, and leave bite marks, but no fruit will grow. Bumblebees are active [...] A single visit results in the transfer of enough pollen for pollination. Fruit setting takes place once a flower has been pollinated. The flower needs to

• Tomato

  agriculture. Bumblebee pollination not only plays a critical role in enhancing fruit set and yield in tomato crops, but also contributes to integrated pest management [...] a crucial role in the successful cultivation of tomato crops, enhancing fruit development and overall yield. In protected tomato crops sufficient pollinators [...] flowers are fertilized with pollen, leading to the formation of healthy fruits. To encourage pollination in tomato crops, growers need to create polli