• Corn earworm

  the ground to bury itself around 10-12 cm deep. This prepupal stage takes one to two days. It then pupates for ten to fourteen days, or three to five months [...] flowers and fruit from the host plant, as well as on the corn of immature cobs and ears. Adults of corn earworm are nocturnal, since they react to light radiation [...] entry hole as their only visible trace, which makes it necessary to open the crop to detect the pest. Life cycle and appearance of the corn earworm The

• Long-tailed mealybug

  Over two or three weeks, a female produces 100-200 nymphs. In the summer, the life cycle takes about six weeks to complete and in the winter about 12 weeks [...] inflict damage on the crop in various ways: Nymphs and females extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of [...] often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order to gain an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must therefore ingest large

• V10

  against PepMV US1. Crops Protected tomato crops. Mode of action Following inoculation with V10, asymptomatic PepMV isolates VC1 and VX1 become established [...] crop cycle Timing Apply V10 to newly planted tomato crops, preferably as soon as possible and before the first flowers start to open at the latest. Storage [...] V10 can be used to protect tomato plants against damaging symptoms of virulent strains of Pepino mosaic virus . Diseases Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV EU

• Cabbage leafroller

  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 [...] growth leads to an untidy roll of leaves with large feeding holes. Caterpillars can also bore into the plant: young caterpillars eat a path from an opening [...] opening bud to the growing tip, while older caterpillars eat a hole in the shoot and hollow it out, causing the shoot or growing point to wilt and die. Life

• Shallot aphid

  of the shallot aphid are 1.1-2.2 mm long and shiny brownish green to dirty yellow. Their legs and antennae are pale, apart from the ends of the antennae [...] place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching [...] are short an swollen towards the apex. The shallot aphid does not alternate to another host plant for overwintering and there is no sexual stage in the life

• Buxatrap

  height of 1.5 metres Replace the pheromone capsules every eight weeks Dosage 1 trap per 30-180 m 2 . Timing Use Buxatraps when moths are active: From May/June [...] escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Trapping males also aids in reducing the number of eggs laid by females as they fail to mate. Presentation [...] Cydalima perspectalis ). Crops Box trees Mode of action The Buxatrap needs to be used in combination with Pherodis pheromone dispensers. The dispensers

• Plus, Ulti-Mite or LD. Which Sachet is Best for You?

  May 7, 2024

  (4-10wks), leave through the exit hole to patrol your crops for pests. In order for the sachet to continue producing to sustain this cycle of life, the humidity [...] sachet will be directly exposed to water (overhead watering, rain etc.) When you need protection from high air flow from circulation fans Ulti-Mite sachets [...] sachet will be directly exposed to water (overhead watering, rain etc.) When you need protection from high air flow from circulation fans Boost sachets

• Cryptobug-L

  Pack size 1,000 larvae. Presentation 500 ml bottle. Carrier Buckwheat hulls. Application Deploy material on rock wool slabs, or in Diboxes close to or at a [...] Introduction rates typically range from 5-40 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated at least 3 times at intervals of 1-2 weeks, or until the pest is [...] depends on climate, crop and mealybug density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively or as soon as the

• Codling moth

  eggs are about 1.3 x 1.0 mm, and whitish opalescent when laid. Later, the developing embryo is visible as a red ring. The larvae are up to 20 mm long, initially [...] and yellowish brown to dark brown, with several hook-tipped bristles at the tip. In Europe, the first generation adults appear from mid May onwards. Eggs

• Cannabis aphid

  bhang aphid or hemp aphid) is a very new pest to North America. It was first seen on cuttings originating from Colorado in 2016 and is now widespread throughout [...] resembles the hop aphid ( Phorodon humuli ), to the point that microscopic analysis of the head is required to distinguish them. The hop aphid is common in [...] between 1.8–2.7 mm long. They are normally wingless but a winged form appears in late summer. Early in the season, the aphids are nearly colourless to pale