Outdoor crops pollination advice

from being attracted to the sugar water in the bumblebee hives, especially if the main crop is not yet flowering. Hive settling period Allow the bumblebees

How to protect bumblebees from heat

humidity and high radiant heath. Even at 28° C, pollination can be reduced if the humidity is too low or radiation is too high. In conventional greenhouses

Macrolophus pygmaeus

are only able to feed on plant sap, they lay far fewer eggs and the nymphs (if similarly deprived of living prey) will die. Consumption of plant sap, however

Consumers

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Tobacco whitefly

plant leaves and secreting honeydew. This can have the following consequences: If the population is very large, feeding on plant sap can affect the physiology

Eretmocerus eremicus

sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in the crop, if possible approximately 75 cm under the plant head Avoid to hang cards at places

Tomato

mites , thrips , and whiteflies , which can swiftly devastate entire fields if left unchecked. Concurrently, bacterial and fungal diseases pose a continuous

Pollination checklist tomato

plants or flowers. Bumblebees maintain a constant temperature in the hive. If the temperature to which they are exposed is too high for a lengthy period

Spidex Vital lives up to its promises

experiences, Sjaak van Dijk is pleased with Spidex Vital. ‘It’s a good sign if you have a predatory mite that immediately enters the crop to start searching

Trichoderma harzianum

pathogen pressure is potentially high, the crop is sensible to soil diseases. If the crop cycle is long it is advised to perform regular applications with