• Common cockchafer

  long, with a dark head, black pronotum covered with short hairs, and reddish brown elytra with four longitudinal ribs each. The abdomen is black, with typical [...] absorbing water. The larvae (grubs) have a whitish curved body, large head, with strong mandibles and long, hairy, well developed yellow legs. It takes three

• Geranium aphid

  cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. A [...] for overwintering). Wingless females are green or yellow green, often shiny with pale siphunculi and 1.5-2.7 mm long.

• Fly pollination

  combination with a high rate of activity in the crop. Natupol Fly is packed in a cardboard tube with a plastic lid. The fly pupae are mixed with sawdust to [...] small isolation units with a few plants or when the amount of produced pollen is low. Lucilia flies can be easily combined with bumblebees and honeybees [...] small isolation units with a few plants or when the amount of produced pollen is low. Lucilia flies can be easily combined with bumblebees and honeybees

• The journey of sustainable citrus farming in agriculture

  actively controlling mealybugs with Citripar and Cryptobug , armoured scales with Aphytis and Rhyzobug and spider mites with Spical Ulti-Mite . These biocontrol [...] Balbino Garre Martínez, a grower with over 35 years of experience in citrus and livestock farming. Balbino, along with his two brothers, operates "Explotación [...] change Balbino's agricultural journey hasn't been without obstacles. Faced with different pests, he sought alternative solutions, leading to the adoption

• Click beetles

  General Click beetles are elongate beetles with a hard exoskeleton, with the head deeply retracted into the thorax. When disturbed they lie on their back [...] back feigning death and then suddenly propel themselves into the air with a audible click. Hence their name. Their larvae are called wireworms and feed [...] They are up to 25 mm long and usually shiny yellowish brown or light brown with a darker head. Larval development takes 4 to 5 years. When fully grown the

• Pherodis

  Pests Different species of moths , beetles , flies and mealybugs . Check with your Koppert consultant or advisor for species Pherodis that are available [...] species-specific sex pheromone or lure, and need to be used in combination with an insect trap, the type of trap depends on the species to be monitored. [...] which attract both sexes of the target species. Presentation Aluminium sachet with pheromone/lure dispenser. Preparation Collect the sachets containing the

• Drososan

  trapping of other insects. Presentation One trap with supension hook. Preparation Fill the trap with approx. 200 ml of Fruit Fly Attractant Application [...] Drososan trap for monitoring and trapping spotted wing drosophila in combination with Fruit Fly Attractant . Pests Spotted wing drosophila ( Drosophila suzukii) [...] fruit crops. Mode of action The Drososan trap needs to be used in combination with Fruit Fly Attractant. The spotted wing drosophila are attracted to the trap

• Black bean aphid

  cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. The black bean aphid is dark olive green to black with black bands [...] siphunculi) are short and usually darker than the body. The legs are light yellow with darker tips. Adult wingless aphids are 1.5-3.1 mm long.

• Diamond back moth

  dark, sometimes suffused with ochre or mixed with whitish scales. The lower one-third of the forewing is ochreous-white, with a nearly white upper edge [...] instars. The body tapers at both ends and is green, sometimes suffused with pale yellow, with a few short hairs and small white patches. The larva has five pairs [...] feeders. The pupae of the diamond back moth (Plutella xylostella) are covered with a white, loose, silken cocoon, usually formed on the lower or outer leaves

• Blackcurrant aphid

  cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Wingless [...] are 1.3-2.6 mm long and pale greenish white or sometimes yellowish, often with a darker green spinal stripe. The distal third of the siphunculi is slightly