• Harnessing the Power of Parasitic Wasps

  March 21, 2024

  fruit & flowers to be discarded for aesthetics. Acting as a vector for various plant diseases, transmitting pathogens from infected plants to healthy ones [...] low and whitefly pressure is high: remove leaves from the greenhouse to prevent whitefly adults from hatching back out into the crop. When you have Bemisia [...] leaves from the greenhouse. Due to low parasitism rates on Bemisia whiteflies , we are relying on host feeding as the primary mode of action from the parasites

• Horiver Rollertrap

  staples or clips. It may be necessary to secure the Rollertrap mid run to provide additional support. It is recommended to replace the Rollertrap after 10 months [...] cm above the crop, except for the 30 cm width which needs to be placed 40 cm above the crop To assist with placement, insert a rod or other expedient through [...] your local Koppert representative or distributor Dosage One Rollertrap per 1 to 3 plant rows. Timing In high crops Rollertraps should preferably be installed

• Mycotal Brochure

  biocontrol. The product has a long history of continuous development from a solid fermentation to the more efficient liquid fermentation method. Several production [...] fungus grows from within through the insect cuticle and produces spores on the outside of the dead body, which may spread the infection to other vulnerable [...] of the product, spores reach the insect and start to germinate External sporulation may spread to other pests Growing hyphal threads of the fungus

• Black bean aphid

  extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or [...] sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the [...] The legs are light yellow with darker tips. Adult wingless aphids are 1.5-3.1 mm long. Recommended for you Chrysoperla carnea Adalia bipunctata Effective

• Early blight

  blight From the primary infection of leaves, Alternaria solani can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown [...] Post-harvest storage at 0-1 o C. A. brassicae and A. brassicicola : adjust the sowing date to avoid conditions conducive to infection. In greenhouses: [...] specific symptoms. Damage symptoms Alternaria solani causes small green to dark brown spots to occur on leaves. Those spots then turn into dark brown angular lesions

• Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies

  stinger, and is able to sting again. A honeybee’s stinger does have barbs. When a honeybee tries to withdraw its stinger, it tears loose from the abdomen, taking [...] sting (from a few seconds to half an hour after the sting). Allergic reactions are classified in four levels, in order of increasing severity: Level 1 - itching [...] have an allergic reaction to the next sting. If you had a level 1 or 2 reaction in particular, the chance is small. Reactions to bumblebee stings may differ

• Get Rid of Thrips Naturally Using Predator Mites!

  May 21, 2024

  hatch from the egg in the leaf or flower. This is key to understand as the later stages of the thrips life cycle (older instars and adults) need to be controlled [...] and eggs you are unable to see, since they can squeeze into small crevices pesticide sprays are unable to reach. Sprays also need to be applied multiple times [...] resistance to multiple spray applications, so the sprays eventually become ineffective. Changing to biocontrol is a more natural and safe way to remove unwanted

• Stable fly

  yellowish-white larvae will generally emerge from the eggs in 1–4 days. They are typical maggots ranging in size from 5–12 mm long, and they pass through three [...] blood, and females must be engorged with blood to lay eggs. They are highly mobile insects and can travel up to 20 km in search of new hosts. Damage symptoms [...] will begin to cluster on the animals’ undersides and flanks as well. Stable flies are persistent, intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off

• General Conditions Koppert

  Failure to do the above will result in the Buyer’s right to invoke the failure of the Natural Enemies, V1 Pollinators and/or Products to answer to the agreement [...] prejudice to Koppert’s right to demand compliance with the obligations to which the penalty clause pertains and without prejudice to Koppert’s right to claim [...] referred to in article 2.1; • Buyer : the party with which Koppert enters into an agreement as meant under article 2.1, receives quotes from Koppert

• Coleobug

  youngest being about 1 mm long. By the final larval stage before pupation, they can reach 1.4 mm. Pupae can range in color from yellowish to deep orange with [...] spots. Eggs are laid in clusters of 10 to 40 and are light yellow. Pack size 1,000 predator beetle larvae. Presentation 1 L cardboard bottle. Developmental [...] Application Remove the product from the cooler and allow it to reach ambient temperature. Lay the bottle horizontally and rotate it to homogenize the mixture with