• Plant Health

  Fostering plant resilience: the role of plant compounds Defense mechanisms through complete compounds The degree of plant resilience is linked to its ability

• Supplementary Feeding for Biological Control: A Complete Guide

  July 24, 2024

  oviposition (egg laying) and high enough relative humidity for the eggs to hatch out properly. Supplementary feeding helps meet the nutritional requirements for [...] always apply with an Airbug or similar system to ensure adequate dispersal through the crop as feeder mites can cause minor leaf damage if applied by hand [...] hand in small piles. You will not see this if you place this product out with our mini-airbug machine. Also, in certain crops the residue of Nutari may not

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• A life-long passion for predatory mites

  October 8, 2024

  present position at Koppert.’ Fascination for predatory mites Dr Groot points out that, small as they may be, predatory mites can do amazing things. Female [...] markets by keeping daily contact with our Sales and Marketing departments. Through our collaboration with growers, their market demands, and academic institutions

• Apple scab

  scab-resistant cultivars when possible Prune to ensure good air circulation through the canopy, which decreases the duration of leaf wetness and reduces secondary

• Cabbage looper

  body, 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

• Chrysopa-E

  attack their prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are difficult to find. Chrysoperla carnea larvae are active

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  0.6 long and 0.2 mm wide. Each egg has two respiratory tubes which stick out of the fruit. There are three larval instars and in the third instar the larvae

• Impatiens thrips

  damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting silver-grey

• Pollination

  units when dealing with limited pollen production. What makes them stand out is their seamless compatibility with bumblebees, creating a dynamic synergy