• New Anso-Mite Plus Sachet Beats Thrips Early In The Season

  February 8, 2023

  Going The Extra Mile Unlike other Amblyseius andersoni products in sachets, Koppert’s R&D department decided to take the extra step to come to the market [...] slow release sachet with not one, but two feeder mites to the breeding sachet. Trials show that the sachet is active over a period of at least 4 weeks [...] in the UK,’ says Koppert Product Manager, Tim Bossinga. ‘Using breeding sachets with predatory mites that can be introduced early in the season, is the

• Bedding plants

  parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to demonstrate coloured flowers in spring and summer. They are easily divided in four different [...] Swirski-Mite Plus Limonica Ervibank Swirski-Mite Macro-Mite Swirski-Mite LD Miglyphus Capsanem Thripex-Plus Spical Chrysopa Natutec Airobug Spical-Plus En-Strip [...] categories: Hardy annual plants which are planted directly into the soil already early in the season: sunflower, poppy, stock, clarkia, dianthus, nigella,

• Spidex Vital Plus – Effective spider mite control in a sachet

  from the sachets make sure that the predatory mites are present in the crop over a longer period of time making it difficult for spider mites to escape [...] are now able to build of defense lines to both control the mites in the hotspots and prevent further infestation of the crop’. Reasons to use Spidex Vital [...] hotspots no chance The innovative rearing system created by the sachets of Spidex Vital Plus allows Phytoseiulus persimilis to multiply in the sachet and disperse

• Navigating Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Lighting & Pollination Success

  December 1, 2023

  affected by these changes is key to securing the most effective pollination. The bottom line is that bumblebees need at least two to four hours of daylight and [...] day of the year (December 21), and the four to six weeks that follow it when the winter weather leads to the least favourable pollination conditions of [...] humidity levels. It is therefore advisable to activate the plant by means of a heating pipe to lower the humidity around the flowers in the early morning when

• Spider mites and other mites

  n of the leaves, with the affected areas curling and twisting. This damage is caused by the mites feeding on the plant tissue, which disrupts the growth [...] Eriophyidae which have two pairs of legs. During this stage, the larvae start to feed on plant sap and undergo molting to transition to the next stage. Nymph: [...] magnifying glass is needed to detect them. Plant mites are often found in colonies on the undersides of leaves, where they feed on the plant's sap. The damage caused

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  move within the web with ease. This has the advantage that an outbreak is quickly and effectively dealt with, but the disadvantage is that it disappears [...] use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction [...] larvae or eggs per day. Because the development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice that of the spider mite, the number of predatory mites increases

• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  correctly, he says. ‘It’s a careful balancing act; you need to keep the spray solution moving to ensure that the composition is homogeneous and the nematodes [...] microscope to check for the presence of nematodes. If I can see them this means that the spraying was successful.’ A high standard To prevent damage to the young [...] another four weeks to the 25 weeks and you need to take curative measures. All of this costs a great deal of money and is something we want to avoid.’

• The Swirski-Mite Revolution: A Game-Changer in Pest Control

  September 30, 2024

  there is still no reason for that to change. The predatory mite Amblyseius swirskii has brought growers around the world huge success. ‘The fact that Swirski-Mite [...] and which once again boosted the popularity of the predatory mite. The fact that the sachet is industrially compostable is a further advantage for users [...] Amblyseius swirskii It is still the benchmark, the one pest control product that everyone else in the field automatically uses to compare other natural

• Strawberry

  causing damage to the plants, affecting their overall health and productivity. One of the species that is known to infest strawberries is Phytonemus pallidus [...] ability to reproduce rapidly and inflict damage to the plants. Spider mites feed on the strawberry leaves by piercing the plant cells and extracting the sap [...] damage to the plants, leading to reduced yields and compromised fruit quality. In addition to pests, strawberry crops are also susceptible to several

• Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

  explained. The biggest threat to his crop is thrips , especially during the darkest period of the year. ‘Nature basically shuts down at that point. Everything’s [...] it requires a lot of water. That larger quantity of water makes the plant more susceptible to Pythium. That’s why I needed to use Trianum as a preventative [...] on the fungus Trichoderma harzianum T-22, the product colonizes the plant’s root system and keeps pathogenic fungi away from the roots. He puts two grams