• Parasitic wasps

  January 1, 1970

  e. This process involves the parasitic wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitic wasp seeks out [...] parasitic wasp larvae then develop inside the host insect, eventually killing it. These wasps are highly specialized, with different species targeting specific [...] often exhibit host specificity. The female parasitic wasp carefully inserts its eggs either inside the host's body or attaches them to the host's exterior

• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  January 1, 1970

  Looking for a reliable partner To be consistent with its philosophy, HyFood needed to minimize its agrochemical applications. To achieve this, the impl [...] markets, HyFood improves its hydroponic production processes thanks to the compliance required by international certifiers that endorse its habaneros as a safe [...] production of different varieties of habanero peppers in hydroponic system. Since its founding in 2017, they have been clear about their goal: to produce high-value

• Eggplant

  January 1, 1970

  widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal

• Black leg of seedlings

  January 1, 1970

  General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress [...] Oomycetes, a separate group of microorganisms and is therefore not a real fungus. It survives as oospores, resting spores which are resistant to unfavourable

• Corn earworm

  January 1, 1970

  features are its size in the final instar (approximately 35 mm) and its longitudinal stripes on the body. When the larva has fully developed, it stops feeding [...] organelle, leaving an entry hole as their only visible trace, which makes it necessary to open the crop to detect the pest. Life cycle and appearance of [...] bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It then pupates for ten to fourteen days, or three to five months in areas with

• Amblydromalus limonicus

  January 1, 1970

  as 14 °C, it maintains high egg-laying and predation rates. Under fluctuating conditions, such as 16 hours at 16 °C and 8 hours at 10 °C, it continues [...] Amblydromalus limonicus is a species of predatory mite known for its role in biological pest control . Amblydromalus limonicus is a natural enemy of various [...] alternative to chemical pesticides. Amblydromalus limonicus is valued for its effectiveness at relatively low temperatures and is especially recommended

• Maximize pollination in tomato

  January 1, 1970

  n progress, collect approximately 20 closed flowers from different areas. It is essential that all closed flowers exhibit bite marks. Closed flowers offer [...] days. When the number of bite marks diminishes to only one or two per flower, it is advisable to introduce a new bumblebee hive. Temperature and humidity [...] between 8 °C and 28 °C, with a gradual decrease in activity beyond 28 °C. It is important to provide suitable conditions for the bumblebees, avoiding extreme

• Grower Koen - Embracing biological crop protection in agriculture

  January 1, 1970

  business. While the trend towards organic farming was growing, Koen felt that it would be too quick to completely abandon traditional methods. He decided to [...] l bodies, in organic farming marks the path to the future. "You grow into it a bit," notes Koen. With the growing availability of knowledge and the number [...] advocates for a cautious approach, carefully examining effectiveness when it comes to applying crop protection . He emphasizes that the correct application

• Yellow rose aphid

  January 1, 1970

  autumn and produce eggs to overwinter). It is also holocyclic in parts of Europe, whereas throughout most of the world it is anholocyclic (i.e. only multiplying [...] widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, parts of Asia and South America. It attacks plants of the family Rosaceae and is a pest of strawberries and roses [...] The excess sugar is secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black sooty moulds grow on this honeydew, contaminating fruit

• Chula Brand is a pioneer in biological pest control in papaya

  January 1, 1970

  This has contributed to achieving its mission as a producer company, to improve and care for the health of the crop, its workers and the final consumer, [...] papayas, which has managed to control the pests responsible for losses in its production in a safe and effective way. Chula Brand is a company with more [...] to the resistance generated by these pests, Chula Brand began to develop its biological control programs in cooperation with Koppert more than two years