Sportnem-H

Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] the host tissue into a food source, on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after [...] spray tank (except when tank mixing with a compatible product) Maintain agitation of mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the spray tank

Anso-Mite Plus

be repeated after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best [...] action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. They pierce the prey with their sucking mouthparts [...] above 14°C/57°F. Optimum temperatures are between 20 and 28°C (68 and 82°F). A. andersoni is sensitive to relative humidity below 65%. Combined use Can be

Wheat bunt

spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal kernel. The bunt balls are grey-brown. They rupture at harvest and release [...] types are distinguished. The filiform basidiospores fuse in the middle with a basidiospore of the other mating type so that H-shaped structures are formed [...] happens, the fungal mycelium turns into teliospores and the whole kernel becomes a bunt ball full of teliospores. These balls break during harvest allowing the

Verticillium wilt

wilt Start with clean soil or substrate by heating it at a temperature if at least 65 o C for a minimum of 30 minutes Use clean seed, tubers or cuttings [...] may occur only in parts of the plant. Cutting the stalk horizontally reveals a slight discolouration of the vessels, brown or greenish, but much less distinct [...] produces spores that are transported upwards with the transpiration stream. As a defence mechanism, the plant produces gum in the vessels. The presence of both

Dacnusa sibirica

sibirica Dacnusa sibirica is a small parasitic wasp belonging to the family Braconidae . This insect is known for its role as a biological control agent, [...] infestation rates it might be better to use Miglyphus . Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best [...] sibirica Dacnusa sibirica is highly efficient at detecting a plant affected by leaf miners . Once such a plant has been found, suitable hosts are very rapidly

Phytophthora blight

and white fluffy fungal growth on the leaves. The centre is grey-brown with a light-green edge. On the stem, elongated brown lesions occur, usually circling [...] blueish lesions appear, that can be seen through the skin. The Great Famine was a period of mass starvation caused by this disease which ravaged potato crops [...] the plant surface and new sporangiophores (structures containing sporangia, a type of spores) with sporangia are formed that protrude through the stomata

Powdery mildew

General Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that is caused by many different species of fungi such as Erysiphe, Podosphaera, Oïdium, Leveillula. Damage [...] underside of the leaf. On the upper side, yellow spots are noticeable. In case of a severe epidemic, the fluffy colonies also appear on the upper side of the leaves [...] meaning they feed on living plant cells and barely survive in the absence of a living crop. They survive as ascospores or perithecia, structures containing

Sportnem-T

Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] the host tissue into a food source, on which nematodes feed, develop, and reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after [...] spray tank (except when tank mixing with a compatible product) Maintain agitation of mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the spray tank

Swirski-Mite

per m2/release. Releases should be repeated if necessary. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best [...] Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction site for at least a few hours after introduction Can also be applied with Natutec Airobreez , Natutec

Pherodis Fruit Fly Attractant

In combination with a Drososan trap, monitoring and trapping of Drosophila suzukii in various fruit crops. Pests Spotted wing drosophila ( Drosophila suzukii)