• Outdoor crops pollination advice

  against strong winds by placing it in a sheltered spot or securing it in place with weights or other stabilizing measures. Chemical compatibility Exercise [...] Ensure that the hive is positioned in the crop immediately after delivery or within one day to allow the bumblebees to find food sources. Placement To [...] sufficient shade for the hive by positioning it in the shadow of the crop or providing additional cover. Read more about bumblebees in heat here. Hive

• Hemispherical scale

  General The hemispherical or helmet scale, Saissetia coffeae , occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout the world. It is a severe [...] with a smooth surface. The colour is usually dark to sometimes lighter brown or almost yellow, with many evenly distributed light yellow flecks. The high

• Garden chafer

  conditions. Established crops are more resistant to damage than young plants or recently planted cuttings. The beetles are only active at night, taking round [...] and the adult beetle. Adult garden chafers ( Phyllopertha horticola ) have red-brown slightly hairy wings with a dark edge. The neck shield is metallic green [...] green to shiny black. In Central Europe, they emerge from the soil in May or June. Low swarming flights just above the soil surface are very characteristic

• Flies

  agriculture, horticulture and mushroom cultivation. Species that can cause damage or nuisance, are particularly small flies of the families Sciaridae ( sciarid [...] spread pathogens from diseased to healthy plants. Frass deposited on leaves or flowers in ornamental crops, lettuce, and herbs also causes cosmetic damage [...] young cuttings, can be retarded. Fly control videos Take a look at the video or go to our Youtube channel to see our fly control products in action.

• Mealybugs and scales

  epidermal cells, into which they inject toxic substances that cause yellow, red or brown patches to appear on leaves and fruit. This can eventually kill the [...] immobile, and covered with a hard scale (armoured scales and soft scales) or with waxy threads (mealybugs). They suck the sap of plants and are mostly [...] extract the sap from the plant, stunting growth and causing deformation and/or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect

• Aphidoletes aphidimyza

  the bottle in the greenhouse Place the bottle directly on the soil or rockwool slabs or hang it in-between the plants Do not scatter the contents Once emerged [...] repeated at weekly intervals until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy [...] of midge populations within the crop. Since eggs are generally laid within, or close to, an aphid colony, finding prey for the newly hatched larvae is normally

• Adalia bipunctata

  plant surfaces or hidden in sheltered locations. Adult stage: Adult Adalia bipunctata beetles are small and round with distinctive black and red markings on [...] aphid control Adalia bipunctata , commonly known as the two-spot ladybird or the two-spotted ladybug, is a species of a predatory beetle. As a natural [...] Open the bag and attach it to the tree near the first branch with a nail or wire stitch Apply 1 bag per 25 cm stem diameter, maximum 3 bags per tree The

• Cress

  known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, or poor man's pepper. Garden cress is an annual plant and can grow up to 60 cm [...] upper part of the plant has many branches. Land cress ( Barbarea verna ), or American cress, is a biennial herb and belongs to the family of Brassicaceae

• Pollination checklist outdoor

  on a crate or on a stack of stones. Flowering weeds may be visited by bumblebees in addition to the target crop. You should therefore mow or cut down any [...] start pollinating. Position the hive in the crop immediately after delivery, or a maximum of one day later, to allow the bumblebees to gather food. Position [...] Protect the hive against strong winds. Position the hive in a sheltered spot, or weigh down the hive. Position the hive horizontally, so that the bumblebees

• Common cockchafer

  General The cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha) , also known as the doodlebug or May bug is a European beetle of the genus Melolontha, in the family Scarabaeidae [...] strong mandibles and long, hairy, well developed yellow legs. It takes three or four years for the larvae to fully develop. The grubs are 10 to 20 mm in the