Aphidius ervi

ervi female wasp can parasitize hundreds of aphids within two days. Aphidius ervi is used for the control of the following pests: Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum [...] or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Best conditions for use of Aphidius ervi The parasitic [...] aggressive and can even pursue the aphid to parasitize. Because of this, the disturbance of aphid colonies can have a serious impact. The aphids can be spread

Integrated Pest Management

t. Beneficial insects and biological control One of the key aspects of IPM is harnessing the power of natural enemies to control pest populations. Predatory [...] the systematic observation of crops throughout their growth cycle. This involves a close inspection of plants for signs of pests and diseases. This practice [...] presence of pests and respond accordingly. The use of insect traps ( e.g. Rollertraps or Horiver) is very important for monitoring the flying stages of pests

Garden chafer

family. It does most of its damage in the larval stage when it feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on the leaves of trees like oak, hazelnut [...] cycle and appearance of Garden chafer The life cycle of the garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) has the following stages: egg, 3 larval instars, a [...] and developing fruits of, for instance, roses and cherries. Damage symptoms The garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) does most of its damage in the larval

Citrus mealybug

search of a female. A fertilized female lays several hundreds of eggs in an elongated cottony egg sac composed of white waxy threads. Once the eggs are laid [...] an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must therefore ingest large quantities of sap, getting rid of the excess sugars in the form of honeydew. Charac [...] hed from other mealy bugs by their possession of 18 pairs of relatively short wax rods round the edge of the body, and two slightly longer ‘tail filaments’

Effective control with Chrysopa-E!

which uses the egg stage of the lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea , instead of the larval stage used previously, to greater effect. Advantages of Chrysopa-E Due [...] using an earlier phase of lacewing - the natural enemy of aphids, mealybugs and Echinothrips – growers can now tackle hotspots of these harmful pests more [...] crops with good results. Extreme number of predators By using an earlier phase of lacewing - the natural enemy of aphids , mealy bugs and echinothrips –

Common cockchafer

feeds on roots of grasses and clover. The adults feed on the leaves of trees, mainly on oak, maple, beech and plum. Life cycle and appearance of Common cockchafer [...] European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae. Damage symptoms The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) does most of its damage [...] cockchafer The life cycle of the common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ) has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult

Large raspberry aphid

cauda is short and triangular. Overwintering eggs of the large raspberry aphid are laid near the base of vegetative canes and hatch in spring. After emerging [...] damage. The major problem is the spreading of various raspberry viruses by the aphids. Life cycle and appearance of Large raspberry aphid Aphids have a complex [...] complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis

Hemp russet mite

quality. Other signs of damage include dull, greyish, or bronzed leaves and upward curling of leaf edges. Life cycle and appearance of Hemp russet mite All [...] caused by the mites sucking out the contents of plant cells. Hemp russet mite develops on the stems and petioles of the hemp plant and can cause stunting. When [...] found on the underside of leaves. This results in smaller leaf size and suppressed bud growth leading to a reduction in the number of buds and dwarfed buds

Oleander scale

symptoms Scale infestation can be seen by the appearance of the scale armour on stems, leaves and fruits of hosts. Infestations on the leaves and stems may cause [...] photosynthetic area of the plants, leading to lower yield. Damage to fruit occurs in heavy infestations, where spotting and often deformity of fruits affects [...] whose apex is off-centred. This scale resembles a miniature fried egg with a diameter of 2 mm. The newly hatched crawlers are roughly 0.3 mm long. They quickly

HyFood takes habanero to another level with biological control

the leading exporter of several varieties of chili, representing 90% of total world consumption. In the last 10 years, exports of this fruit have had an [...] municipality of Linares, Nuevo León, HyFood - Hydroponic Premium Crops is a company dedicated to the production of different varieties of habanero peppers [...] collaborated in the implementation of an IPM program, which has facilitated the protection of their crops without the use of agrochemicals and has allowed them