• Cabbage looper

  they move in a “looping” manner. They take 15 to 20 days to pass through 5 instars, changing colour from yellowish green to pale green with a white band [...] plants. The pupae have a green colour and then change to a coffee brown colour when close to adult emergence. Finally, the adult has a mottled grayish-brown [...] deposit up to 300 eggs on the underside margins of the upper leaves of plants. The eggs have a spherical shape, with the flattened part attached to the leaf

• Amblyseius swirskii

  leaf veins to rest. Their colour can vary according to the prey eaten, and varies from almost lucent whitish to opaque white or yellow. Due to their size [...] cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction site for at least a few [...] repeated if necessary. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. More about

• Neoseiulus cucumeris

  actively search for food on the underside of leaves. Due to their size and colour they are difficult to spot in the crop. Best conditions for use of Neoseiulus [...] the cap to open the dosage hole o Bucket: Use a spoon to distribute Thripex Sprinkle material on leaves or put small heaps on rockwool slabs Make sure the [...] repeated if necessary. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Neoseiulus

• Powdery mildew

  it harder for the fungi to enter the leaves To reduce chances of powdery mildew in greenhouses, it is advised to first ventilate by only opening the windows [...] clothing. How to prevent Powdery mildew Use resistant cultivars whenever available Extra Silicon and/or Calcium nutrition hardens the cell walls and makes it [...] noticeable. In case of a severe epidemic, the fluffy colonies also appear on the upper side of the leaves. Many sweet pepper cultivars react to powdery mildew

• Thrips

  larval instars, a pre-pupa and a pupal instar, and finally the adult insect. The eggs are kidney-shaped and have a white or yellow shell. Before a female deposits [...] of hairs. How to prevent thrips Preventing a thrips infestation in your greenhouse crop involves several strategies. Firstly, it's important to maintain [...] ion, as stressed plants are more susceptible to thrips infestations. Additionally, it's important to make sure thrips cannot enter your greenhouse by using

• Lesser house fly

  conditions for maggot development. In extreme cases, large fly populations can even represent a public health concern for the communities surrounding a farm [...] houses, making them a particularly annoying deterrent for employees. Adult flies can spread many different pathogens from contaminated breeding sites to healthy [...] remain in flight as they wait to be visited by an unmated female. Female flies are less active and tend to remain close to breeding sites, where they deposit

• House fly

  both a nuisance and a risk for disease transmission. High-density housing systems and abundant manure production create the ideal conditions for maggot [...] damage to animals or buildings, they are considered a serious pest because: They can form flying swarms inside barns and hen houses, making them a particularly [...] Houseflies are a well-known pest of farm and home. Believed to have originated in central Asia, the insect expanded its range worldwide long ago as a commensal

• Trichoderma harzianum

  has the capacity to make certain 'fixed' nutrients such as manganese and iron available for the plant to absorb. As a result, it provides a natural and e [...] sensible to soil diseases. If the crop cycle is long it is advised to perform regular applications with Trianum-P to keep a high number of change to maintain [...] Biofungicide for crop protection Trichoderma harzianum T-22 is a species of beneficial fungus commonly used in agriculture and horticulture for its various

• Green peach aphid

  tips. Life cycle and appearance of green peach aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety [...] glossy. Winged individuals have a brown-black head and thorax and a yellow-green to green or even reddish abdomen. They have a dark brown spot on the abdomen [...] native, however it is now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly polyphagous

• Leaf miners

  the feeding spots. Life cycle of leaf miners Leaf miner control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our leaf miner control [...] lower crop quality and can open the way for secondary infections. Effective leaf miner control is essential to protect plant vitality and maintain marketable [...] sustainable crop production. Solutions for leaf miner control Learn more about What are leaf miners? Leaf miners belong to the order Diptera (the true flies