• Akanthomyces muscarius

  Lecanicillium muscarium effectively controls a range of insect pests, including: Whitefly Aphids Thrips These common pests can cause significant damage to [...] thrips and aphids in vegetables, ornamentals , nursery trees and soft fruit in protected cultivation. Mycotal is safe and easy to use and can be applied [...] enzymes and toxins that further contribute to the demise of the pests. As a result, Lecanicillium muscarium effectively suppresses populations of whiteflies

• Legume Pest Monitoring Systems

  April 12, 2023

  this pest more effectively and help pea growers time the application of control solutions more accurately". The Pherodis trap contains a pheromone lure [...] predicting early summer emergence of midges, and allowing growers to make well-informed decisions about whether and when to apply insecticides. Work in [...] Field Edges From June The Pea midge monitoring system comprises of Koppert's Pherodis trap and a pheromone lure which attracts the male midges. PGRO's entomologist

• Beneficial microorganisms

  that provide positive effects to their environment, including various biological systems and organisms. These microorganisms play a crucial role in biological [...] pest control by effectively infecting and controlling harmful pests. Beneficial microorganisms for pest control include fungi, bacteria and viruses that naturally [...] examples of beneficial microbes are the fungi Akanthomyces muscarius , Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Isaria fumosoroseus, and the bacterium

• Grey mould

  is part of the foot rot complex, which causes rotting of the foot and may cause death of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes lesions on [...] after abortion and then provide a large amount of inoculum Extra Silicon and/or Calcium nutrition hardens the cell walls and makes it harder for the fungi [...] cycle and appearance of Grey mould Spores of grey mould ( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) need moisture (dew, rain, irrigation water) and nutrients

• Anso-Mite

  production of a complex predatory mite Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory [...] Pests Young larvae of various thrips species. Also has an effect on eggs and larvae of whitefly , all stages of non-webbing spider mites (e.g. European [...] Amblyseius andersoni is effective at temperatures above 14°C/57°F. Optimum temperatures are between 20 and 28°C (68 and 82°F). A. andersoni is sensitive

• Praon volucre

  Aphiscout is effective at temperatures between 16°C/61°F and 30°C/86°F. Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Praon volucre At a temperature of 22°C Praon volucre [...] crop and aphid density and species, and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting of the [...] volucre females can lay 500 eggs in Macrosiphum euphorbiae over a period of 18 days. Fifty percent of the eggs are laid during the first five days. At 23-25°C

• Thripex

  conditions Neoseiulus cucumeris is most effective at temperatures between 15 and 25°C (59 and 77°F). It is not effective at temperatures above 30°C/86°F. Neoseiulus [...] larvae of various thrips species. Crops Do not use in tomato . Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their [...] Application Turn and shake the bottle or bucket gently before use Bottle: Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Bucket: Use a spoon to distribute

• False spider mites

  General Mites of the family Tenuipalpidae have a worldwide distribution and can be found on many cultivated plants. Several species have been reported [...] distribution and many host plants. Damage symptoms False spider mites ( Tenuipalpidae ) are usually found on the underside of leaves where they cause a brown [...] protonymph, deutonymph and adult. They move slowly and are mostly found along the veins on the underside of leaves. The mites are flattened and egg-shaped when

• Olive scale

  ants and sooty moulds grow on the sugary deposits. Removal of large quantities of sap debilitate the plant and can cause wilting, desiccation of tissues [...] oleae , is a cosmopolitan pest of citrus and olives and occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout the world. It is a severe pest [...] coffee and citrus. Many ornamental crops can also be affected. Damage symptoms Olive scales produce large amounts of honeydew causing build-up of sticky

• Long-tailed mealybug

  growth and causing deformation and / or yellowing of leaves, sometimes followed by defoliation. The overall effect is a reduction of photosynthesis and therefore [...] the product unfit for sale. A very small population can thus cause considerable economic damage. Life cycle and appearance of long-tailed mealybug The l [...] secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are also fouled, rendering them unfit for sale, and the reduced