• Drososan

  to hang the traps is in the shade along the sides of the plot, in the hedge (if available) and in the crop. If the crop is low, make sure the traps hang [...] above the ground. In taller crops, the traps can be placed in the crop Protect the traps against direct sunlight Check the traps weekly Once the luring [...] action The Drososan trap needs to be used in combination with Fruit Fly Attractant. The spotted wing drosophila are attracted to the trap by the liquid

• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  cool spot. There are various methods available for growers to do so: Right placement Placing the hive near the ground on the shade of the crop can keep [...] keep the temperatures inside the hive lower. Shading Providing effective shading to the top and the sides of the hive or providing an installation above the [...] temperature and sun radiation on the internal hive temperature can be great. We advise growers to protect the hive from direct sunlight and to place it in a cool

• Potato aphid

  honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering them unsuitable for market. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting [...] Various vegetable and ornamental crops grown in greenhouses are colonized, including tomato, aubergine and roses. Damage symptoms Nymphs and adults extract [...] from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or, if the infestation

• Beneficial microorganisms

  hosts. The fungi produce spores that attach to the insect's cuticle (outer covering). Once attached, the spores germinate, penetrate the cuticle, and colonise [...] include fungi, bacteria and viruses that naturally occur in environments such as soil, water and air. These microorganisms are harnessed for pest control [...] anisopliae and Isaria fumosoroseus, and the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis . Beneficial microorganisms for pest control How it works Infection and colonisation:

• Dacnusa sibirica

  for first and second instars. Their eggs are laid in the larvae and the adults emerge from the host pupae. Eggs of Dacnusa sibirica are oval and a clear [...] orientation of the wasp within the host pupa is the same as that of the leaf miner itself, the head of the wasp thus developing where the head of the leaf miner [...] particularly in the control of leaf miners of the genus Liriomyza . The species is native to Europe and can appear spontaneously in greenhouses in all seasons

• Amblydromalus limonicus

  leaves. They are oval, white, and are approximately 0.14 mm in diameter. The larvae have six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly [...] nymphs are larger than the larvae, have eight legs, and are a whitish yellow colour. Adult mites have eight legs, are translucent white in colour, and have [...] elongated body. They are roughly 0.4 mm in length. Males are smaller than females. The mites are very mobile and actively search for food on the underside of leaves

• Thrips

  egg, she makes an opening in the plant tissue. The eggs are laid in leaves, flower petals and in the soft parts of stalks. On the leaves of sweet pepper, [...] are smaller than the adults and lack wings. Depending on the species, thrips either pupate on the plant or in the ground. The pre-pupal and pupal instars [...] Thrips larvae are usually pale or transparent in color and have a similar shape to the adults but are smaller and lack wings. One of the most distinctive

• Crane flies

  Eggs are black in colour, oval, 1mm long and deposited on the soil surface. Larvae are cylindrical, tapering toward the head, and grey-brown in colour [...] one week and then feed on roots and crowns of grasses during the autumn.. Larvae overwinter in the soil, usually in the third instar stage. and start feeding [...] again in spring. They become active again and feed voraciously when the soil begins to warm up in spring. The larvae pupate below the soil surface in summer

• Fusarium spp.

  branch off the tap root. F. oxysporum grows inside the roots towards the foot of the plant and enters the vascular system. Inside the vessels, the fungus produces [...] blocks the xylem and causes the wilting which is the main symptom of this Fusarium species. Higher up in the plant, the microconidia germinate and infect [...] causes foot and/or root rot of the infected host plant, and the disease may manifest as wilting, stunting and chlorosis or lesions on the stem and/or leaves

• Cotton aphid

  including the cucumber mosaic virus. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s [...] if the infestation occurs early enough in the season, the death of young plants. Retarded growth and defoliation reduce yield. Plant sap is rich in sugars [...] honeydew, contaminating fruit and ornamental crops and rendering them unsuitable for market. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting