Pollination checklist outdoor

shade, for example by positioning it in the shadow of the crop. Ensure that the underside of the hive is kept dry. Keep the hive entrance visible for humans [...] bumblebees during the flowering period. For instance, position the hive on a crate or on a stack of stones. Flowering weeds may be visited by bumblebees in addition [...] bumblebees to gather food. Position the hives evenly throughout the plot for maximum results. The recommended number of hives is dependent on the crop

Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

identification, and effective spray applications. Controlling weeds is also important, as these can act as alternative hosts for caterpillars . Important species [...] the moth or butterfly emerges from the pupa. Pheromone traps are available for monitoring adults of several species. Installing a range of different traps [...] insecticide, to control the larvae of codling, tortrix and winter moths. For more extensive outbreaks of larger caterpillars, the insecticides Runner

Bacterial wilt, brown rot

conditions favourable for the bacteria, the whole plant will wilt soon after the first symptoms appear. When conditions are less conducive for disease development [...] tomato. Whereas other races have optimum temperatures of 35-37 °C, the optimum for Race 3 is 27 °C, which makes it more dangerous in temperate regions. It survives [...] in water and in many different soil types and on alternative hosts like weeds. It invades the plants through wounds or stomata and then spreads into the

Western flower thrips

Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to get rid of Western flower thrips Recommended for you [...] including many vegetable and ornamental crops in greenhouses, and on various weeds. It is an especially significant pest in cucumber, sweet pepper, eggplants [...] western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) is the most important vector for both tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV)

Tree specialist Wolterinck: Control of oak processionary caterpillar with Entonem

Wolterinck BV in Beltrum, the Netherlands, is a specialist in tree care and weed control and works on behalf of local authorities and governmental bodies [...] Entonem on the oak processionary caterpillar . ‘We’ve been using nematodes for years. The product is our preferred method over products based on Bacillus [...] which can only be used on trees with leaves. Nematodes are a better solution for urban areas.’ Wolterinck BV sprays the nematodes when the caterpillar egg

Southern European marshland pyralid

aquatic plants, vegetable crops such as celery, pepper and lettuce, and weeds. The secretive habit of the caterpillars of this species makes them very [...] cinerea . In gerbera, the flower buds may also be eaten. It has even been known for the caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an [...] whereas roses appear to tolerate larger numbers. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to get rid of Southern European marshland pyralid

Diamond back moth

Plutellidae . It only attacks Brassicaceae species, including cruciferous weeds. The diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella) is suggested to have its origin [...] Throughout their development, larvae remain quite small and active. Except for the first instar, which mines in the leaf tissue, the larvae are voracious [...] seed pods, causing loss of pods and seeds. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to get rid of Diamond back moth

Impatiens thrips

plant. Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to get rid of Impatiens thrips Recommended for you [...] and eggplants. It lives exclusively on the leaves and is often present on weeds in greenhouses. About Impatiens thrips Life cycle and appearance of Impatiens

Early blight

Solution Finder Find solutions for your crop Damage symptoms How to prevent Early blight Remove crop residues, weeds and volunteer plants. Use clean seed [...] infection of the leaves. Survival can be several years, up to eight years for several Alternaria spp. Typically, Alternaria causes early blight of potato [...] Alternaria solani can spread to the flowers (especially dangerous in crops for seed production) and to the crown. Sporulation of Alternaria occurs at te

Pierce's disease of grapevine

or dormant plants. In citrus, the bacteria can be transferred in seed used for propagation. The bacteria are limited in many regions by winter conditions [...] overwintering adult vectors. The bacteria occur also in many wild hosts and weeds and their presence increases the risk of infection in cultivated crops. The [...] and seems to depend on the location of the bacteria in the infected plants. For example, transfer from infected plum trees with high bacterial levels in the