Protected vegetables

other mites . Learning more about these vegetable pests is an important step into understanding how to control them. Go to pest overview Biological pest control [...] Management (IPM) in vegetable cultivation Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a comprehensive and sustainable approach to pest and disease management that [...] ensuring both crop health and environmental sustainability. Understanding IPM IPM is a holistic and proactive strategy that goes beyond the conventional 'chem

Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

caterpillar. As already stated, the use of nematodes is an important part of this. Entonem is without doubt an important link in ensuring manageability of the [...] nematode product Entonem . A major advantage is that the bycatch of other caterpillars is much lower, which is a great benefit to biodiversity. In mid-April [...] management became necessary. ‘We think it is important to maintain the biodiversity in the centre, and public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We

Blueberry aphid

scammelli , is most likely of North American origin and was probably introduced into Europe with plant material. It feeds on blueberries and is a vector of [...] females of the blueberry aphid are pale yellow-green. The siphunculi are long and straight. Blueberry aphids overwinter as eggs on blueberry bushes. The

Cottony soft rot

infection for the next crop. The dispersal to neighbouring plants is by mycelial growth. How to prevent Cottony soft rot Practice dry cultivation/be careful [...] General Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, also known as cottony soft root, is a plant pathogenic fungus. It has a very wide range of host plants. Damage symptoms [...] on the ground. Sclerotia germinate at temperatures between 4 and 26 °C with an optimum between 13 and 15 °C. Germination and infection mostly take place

Oak processionary moth

to the behaviour of the larvae to form long processions. The moth is native to central and southern Europe but is now present in almost all European countries [...] viability of oak trees. However, this is usually less of a problem as the trees normally recover from this. More important is the health risk posed to both human [...] General The oak processionary moth ( Thaumetopoea processionea ), is a major pest of oak in many European countries. The common and scientific names of

Trial_and_Field_results_nematodes_in_fruit_orchards_EN_-_Koppert.pdf

results are good. There is only a little damage but it’s not excessive,’ he confirms. ‘We do it every year to avoid pest invasion so it is fully included in [...] room temperature for half an hour, then I pour them in water. And then we stir! This makes them active. We wait another half an hour. Once they are fully [...] diluted, we add the mix into the tank. The sprayer is filled halfway and the bucket with the nematodes is injected into the preparation. And finally, we complete

Praon volucre

volucre Praon volucre is a parasitic wasp that belongs to the family Braconidae and to the subfamily Aphidiinae . Praon volucre is one of the most abundant [...] Praon volucre is used for the control of the following pests: Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ) The parasitic wasp Praon volucre is available at Koppert [...] Praon volucre products Aphiscout Expand all items How to use Praon volucre The parasitic wasp Praon volucre is available in a bottle ( Aphiscout ) Peel off

Shore fly

bean-shaped. A first instar larva is translucent white. Second instar larvae are brownish, less translucent and their body is cylindrical. The larvae are found [...] layer of damp soil, where they also pupate. The adult shore fly is black, about 4 to 5 mm long, and stout with short antennae and short legs. The head of the

Buckthorn-potato aphid

potato aphid , Aphis nasturtii , has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution and is a major pest of potatoes, where it also transmits viruses. It also attacks [...] worldwide distribution. Damage symptoms Direct damage, caused by sucking of sap is rarely seen. Sometimes, large populations build up on potatoes or other hosts [...] potato aphid does not cause plant deformation. The major problem in potatoes is the transmission of viruses. Life cycle and appearance of Buckthorn-potato

May beetle

differentiate between species, an examination of the position of the setae in their final abdominal segment is needed, although this is not a method which works [...] earthern cell is created in the ground in which they pupate. The adult beetles emerge a few weeks later but remain in the soil until the temperature is high enough [...] number of species which cause damage to crops, the most representative genus is the Phyllophaga . Given the external physical similarities between the adults