About bumblebees

As temperature rises and the spring season emerges, the new bumblebee queen awakens. She will start foraging for pollen and nectar, as well as search [...] females) start emerging and carry out work both inside and outside the nest. Worker bees forage for both pollen and nectar to provide resources for the brood [...] flower visits and large transfer of pollen. Bumblebee pollination result is increased yield , better formed fruit , quality produce and faster ripening

House fly

(such as Salmonella and E. coli ), protozoan parasites (such as Giardia ), and the eggs of many parasitic worm species. Life cycle and appearance of House [...] livestock farms, they represent both a nuisance and a risk for disease transmission. High-density housing systems and abundant manure production create the ideal [...] any direct damage to animals or buildings, they are considered a serious pest because: They can form flying swarms inside barns and hen houses, making them

Aphelinus abdominalis

material remains dry and at its introduction site for a few days The dosage of Aphilin depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should always be adjusted [...] between 15 and 35°C (59 and 95°F). Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis Once the female Aphelinus abdominalis detects an aphid, she will examine [...] in length, with short legs and short antennae. Females have a black thorax and yellow abdomen. Males are slightly smaller and their abdomen is a slightly

Stable fly

house flies, but are lighter in colour and have biting mouth parts. Both male and female flies feed on animal blood, and females must be engorged with blood [...] on the animals’ undersides and flanks as well. Stable flies are persistent, intermittent feeders, returning time and again to feed off animals in short [...] mammalian blood (particularly cattle and horses, humans, and pigs to a lesser extent). Although they are extremely common and exist worldwide, it is believed

Thrips

effective and sustainable method for managing thrips in horticulture and agriculture. Predatory mites and predatory bugs Predatory mites and predatory [...] egg, two 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 [...] crops the egg deposition sites cannot be seen. Larvae and adults feed on all aerial parts of the plant and are fairly mobile. Immediately after hatching, the

Aphidius colemani

remains dry and is not moved from its introduction site for at least a few days The dosage of Aphipar depends on climate, crop and aphid density and should [...] stands on outstretched legs and bends her abdomen forward beneath the thorax and between her legs. By moving her abdomen forward, she pierces the aphid with [...] at once but usually continue to feed and secrete honeydew. Second and third instar aphids are preferred, but all stages can be parasitized, including winged

Rice root aphid

pest in North America that survives outdoors all year round. It can affect plants grown in both soil and hydroponic systems. Unlike other aphids , most [...] without feeding on a host plant and they give birth to live offspring instead of laying eggs. Damage symptoms Because they suck the plant’s vital sap from the [...] with rice root aphids will exhibit some or all of the following symptoms: Wilting; leaves become discoloured and yellow. “Honeydew” deposited on the plant

Tomato russet mite

become brown and brittle. Badly affected tomato leaves and stems lose their trichomes (leaf hairs). Affected stems turn a rusty brown colour, and in serious [...] The fruit can also be affected, and when this happens in tomatoes, the skin becomes coarse and turns reddish brown and the fruit itself is sometimes deformed [...] mites ascend. Life cycle and appearance of tomato russet mite All life stages of the tomato russet mite are extremely small and difficult to observe. They are

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Anso-Mite

has an effect on eggs and larvae of whitefly , all stages of non-webbing spider mites (e.g. European red mite , Panonychus ulmi ) and rust mites. Crops Do [...] Mode of action Predatory mites pierce their prey with their sucking mouthparts and suck out the contents. Pack size 125,000 predatory mites . Presentation [...] Natutec Airobug Dosage The dosage of Anso-Mite depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction