• Potato aphid

  parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood

• Green peach aphid

  parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood

• Oak processionary moth

  (with up to 300 eggs per batch) are laid in contiguous rows along one to two year old twigs and covered by hairs from the female. The first instar larvae

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  incidence with up to 250% Quarantine measures are in place, including a five-year ban on using a field for potato cropping after infection of potatoes from

• Effective control with Chrysopa-E!

  pests more effectively and economically. Continuous R&D has resulted in a new product marketed under the name, Chrysopa-E , which uses the egg stage of

• May beetle

  genitalia. They have a very long lifecycle, lasting between one and three years. This cycle starts with the deposition of eggs in the ground, close to plant

• Cottony cushion scale

  eventually moult into the adult 'female'. There are two to four generations per year.

• Sciarid flies

  areas in dark places, with a lot of organic material. They occur the whole year round. The eggs are minute (0.1 to 0.25 mm) and yellowish white in colour

• Beneficial nematodes

  bacteria, thousands of new nematodes emerge from the dead insect's body. These newly emerged nematodes are now ready to seek out new hosts and continue the

• Spidex Vital Trial Results

  c red-orange colour. It all started with Spidex at Koppert more than 50 years ago. From day one this predatory mite formed the foundation of our spider [...] one of the most important products for our growers. As the result of many years of research and fine-tuning, Spidex is now improved with a greater impact