greenhouse crop and control of the thrips is maintained at the right level. The method works fine in this automated production system, which is, of course, very
the Horiver scanner, we can also enter manual pest counts, so I have two methods available to me.’ Locations, greenhouses, departments The grower can use
fruit set. This type of pollination is called “Buzz Pollination.” It is a method that involves the ability of some types of bees to vibrate flowers more
General The cabbage leafroller (Clepsis spectrana) is native to North-West Europe. It is a highly polyphagous species causing damage to field grown cabbage, apple, pear as well as maple, popular, spru
time has compelled researchers to delve into multiple biological control methods to combat major infestations. This journey from conventional pesticide focused [...] Parasitic Wasps ” walks you through parasitism and host-feeding based control methods. Both of which are especially important depending on the type of whitefly [...] parasitoids will be harmed with this application. Alternative Biocontrol Methods: Generalist Predatory Bugs : Chrysopa (the Green Lacewing), Thripor (the
General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions, leek, and in greenhouses on cucurbits, tomato , s
General The black vine weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, is a pest in many ornamental crops (e.g. rhododendron, cyclamen and azalea), as well as in strawberries and other fruit crops in both temperate an
General The tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) belongs to the family Aleyrodidae , and the sub-family Aleyrodinae . This insect was first identified on tobacco in Greece in 1889, hence the name tabac
In the Municipality of Venray a third of the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure against the oak processionary
t. What are biocontrol agents? Biocontrol agents refer to products and methods that are based on living organisms or their derivatives, to control pests
