• HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

  One of the key factors for the successful implementation of the biological control program was the training of personnel in pest monitoring and the release [...] product at the next level Mexico is the leading exporter of several varieties of chili, representing 90% of total world consumption. In the last 10 years [...] around 99% of the total volume exported is destined. "One of the main challenges we face in exporting to the United States is that there is a legal framework

• Onion fly

  wings. The eggs are laid by the female onion fly on the young leaves, necks of onion seedlings or in the soil close to the base of onion plants. The onion [...] are harmed when the onion fly larvae tunnel into the onion bulbs. This damage may decrease the quality of the onion bulbs and make the plant more vulnerable [...] results onion fly, bean seed fly and fusarium wilt What is Onion fly? The onion fly ( Delia antiqua ), also referred to as the onion maggot, is a frequent

• Onion

  vegetable. This particular species is the most extensively produced species of the genus of Allium . The onion plant is usually a biennial or perennial plan [...] results onion fly, bean seed fly and fusarium wilt About The onion ( Allium cepa L.) , also referred to as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable [...] When cultivated however, the plant is mostly handled as an annual and harvested at the end of its first production season. Onions are popular and therefore

• Cabbage

  (consisting of various cultivars of Brassica oleracea ) is a biennial plant with green, white or purple leaves. This plant is usually grown as an annual vegetable [...] vegetable crop for consumption. Cabbage heads come in various sizes and their weight usually varies between 0.5 to 4 kilograms (or 1-9 lbs).

• Caterpillars

  to crops. The most harmful caterpillars that occur in greenhouses belong to the Noctuidae (the noctuid or owl moths), which is the largest of all lepidopteran [...] greenhouse crops is the leafroller family, the Tortricidae. The name ‘leafroller’ refers to the fact that the caterpillars often live in rolled-up leaves [...] crops. Most of them feed on nectar. In contrast, the caterpillars have biting and chewing mouthparts and can devour large amounts of plant tissue. Many

• Cress

  distinguish it from similar plants, is an edible herb and its cultivation around the world is growing fast. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress [...] annual plant and can grow up to 60 cm (24 inches) high. The upper part of the plant has many branches. Land cress ( Barbarea verna ), or American cress, is [...] is a biennial herb and belongs to the family of Brassicaceae . This plant originates in southern Europe and western Asia and has been domesticated elsewhere

• European red mite

  generations in one year. The European red mite overwinters in the egg stage; the “winter eggs” are laid in the wooden parts of the host plants in autumn. [...] attack a large scale of other woody plants and is occasionally a problem on roses and other ornamentals of the family Rosaceae grown in greenhouses. It originates [...] Europe (as can be seen from the common name, European red mite) but is now distributed in all important apple growing areas of the world. European Red Mite

• Pollination

  pollination, is the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant or on another plant. Many flowers [...] anthers of the flower to the stigma of the flower. If the pollen is transferred from anther to stigma on the same flower it is called self-pollination. Cross [...] crops result in considerably higher yields and improve the quality and shelf-life of these products. Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anthers

• Onion thrips

  patches on leaves and the black dots of their excreta indicate their presence in the crop. The vigour of the plant is reduced by loss of chlorophyll. When [...] eggs of the onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. They are inserted into the plant tissue with a [...] General The onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) is distributed throughout the world. It is found outdoors on many plants and particularly damaging on onions, leek

• Trial results Onion fly and Fusarium wilt

  Protect your onion crop against soilborne diseases and onion fly Effective results in onion crop with Biological Crop Protection Proven results Before [...] with Trianum against Fusarium oxyporum in onion Trianum provides highly effective control of basal rot in onions during cultivation and storage Yield increase [...] Proven results Trial results with Capirel against onion fly (Delia antiqua) in onion Effective control of onion fly (Delia antiqua) 100 80 75 60 50 25