• Aphilin

  agents, such as Aphidend . Storage time after receipt Apply as soon as possible after receipt. If necessary, the product can be stored for 1-2 days. Storage [...] euphorbiae ) and glasshouse potato aphid ( Aulacorthum solani ). It also has an effect on the peach potato aphid ( Myzus persicae ) and other aphid species [...] converts into a leathery mummy. The adult parasitic wasp emerges through a hole at the rear of the mummy. The first mummies are noticed in the crop around

• Nutemia

  Use Nutemia as an alternative source of food for build-up and maintenance of generalist predatory mite populations ( Amblyseius swirskii , Amblyseius andersoni [...] or with an Air(o)bug Large heaps of carrier material may cause leaf damage, so make sure the material is distributed as a thin, even layer Dosage The dosage [...] receipt Apply as soon as possible after receipt. If necessary, the product can be stored for 1-2 days. Storage temperature 8-10°C/47-50°F. Storage conditions

• Potato

  second half of the 16th century. Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop is an integral part of the world’s [...] tuberosum ) is used to refer to the plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America in the second [...] world’s food supply and many people’s diet. In terms of volume, potato is the fourth-largest food crop in the world, after maize, wheat and rice. Potato plants

• Mottled arum aphid

  sucking of plant sap. However, also at lower densities the aphids can damage plants because they produce large amounts of honeydew, which provides an excellent [...] growth of black sooty mould. Large areas of mould covering the leaves can reduce photosynthesis and also result in an unattractive plant with a much lower [...] Immature Neomyzus circumflexus are usually the same background colour as their parents, but they lack the characteristic black markings.

• A life rooted in agriculture: transforming the future with Koppert

  January 14, 2025

  many, agriculture is an industry or a profession. For Antonio Gimenez, consultant team manager at Koppert Spain, it is a way of life - a connection formed [...] mites, for me they feel like my children”, Antonio adds with a smile. “As a parent you can’t have favourites, but I am proud to say that I have a special [...] requires an integrated approach—an ecosystem of natural enemies, including predatory bugs , parasitic wasps , and predatory mites, each playing a critical

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  Mycotal is cold-tolerant and works at temperatures starting at 5°C, it can be applied effectively even at lower temperatures. Read more about Mycotal [...] cultivation to be as organic as possible, and we’ve seen how Mycotal really helps us to achieve that.’ So says Sam van der Knaap, who is responsible for [...] lighting) and another covering 8 hectares (crops under artificial lighting). The second site, located in Zevenhuizen, covers 11 hectares. As organic as possible

• Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

  Additionally, as a macroorganism, there's no waiting period. These are major assets on our farm, which has been practising IPM for as long as it has existed [...] Nesidiocoris because it is very strong in this sector,’ says co-manager at SCEA, Bélinda Gaillet. ‘Capsanem appealed to us due to its biological protection [...] directed at the head of the plant in a very localized way, and also the treatment robot, which is used by blocking the lower nozzles so that it acts only on

• American serpentine leaf miner

  plants such as chrysanthemum, gerbera, gypsophila, celery, sweet pepper, pea, bean and potato. In greenhouses, it is mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum [...] to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a considerable [...] crops, this is usually of less significance. Seedlings and young plants can be completely destroyed as a result of the direct damage caused by leaf miners

• Black vine weevil

  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 [...] damage than young plants or just planted cuttings. The adult beetles are only active at night, taking round bites out of the leaves, starting from the edge [...] life cycle of the black vine weevil consists of an egg, 6 or 7 larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult beetle. In temperate climates in the Northern

• Less use of chemical pesticides due to Natutec Scout

  Koppert's crop scout app even ensures that less chemical pesticides are used at the rose and gerbera grower. Henri Volgering, Scout at Schreurs, explains: [...] The time of endless Excel sheets with rows full of scout data about disease and pest pressure is over for good at Scheurs in De Kwakel since they switched [...] working in the greenhouse to remain alert for pests such as the Onion thrips ( Thrips tabaci ), Greenhouse whitefly ( Trialeurodes vaporariorum ) and Southern