• Optimal placement of bumblebee hives

  protection from direct sunlight in the afternoon using screens placed above the hives.In times of low temperature, protect your bumblebees from cold . R [...] face different directions, away from the crop. For horizontal placement, entrances may be in the same direction, but away from the crop, with a maximum of [...] System is closed. In times of high temperatures, protect your bumblebees from heat . Low light condition (Winter) In winter, choose a spot where the hives

• Cotton aphid

  including the cucumber mosaic virus. Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s [...] betraying their presence in the crop. The cotton aphid can be distinguished from other aphids by the colour of the two cornicles (siphunculi). These cornicles [...] cornicles are always black, whatever the body colour, which can vary widely, from light yellow to light green, or even a green-black colour . This body colour

• Angular leaf spot

  but not independantly in the soil. Under humid conditions, bacteria ooze from the lesions on the leaves and form a secondary source of infection. They [...] leaves In field-grown tomato and pepper, rotate fields to prevent infection from volunteer plants and crop debris Avoid waste piles in the vicinity of the

• Air Blowers to distribute and apply beneficials

  natural enemies. The airflow from the fan guarantees the even distribution of this material up to a distance of 10-12 metres from the Airobug. Airbug The Airbug [...] natural enemies.The airflow from the fan guarantees the even distribution of this material up to a distance of 3-5 metres from the Airbug. Mini-Airbug The [...] cultivations. The air flow from the fan guarantees the even distribution of this material up to a distance of 2-3 metres from the Mini-Airbug. More information

• Cottony cushion scale

  about 1868 and devastated the citrus industry there until a natural enemy from Australia was introduced in 1888. This was the first ever example of successful [...] impeding gas exchange. Sooty moulds grow on the honeydew, blocking the light from the leaves and reducing photosynthesis. Also due to the honeydew, cottony [...] nymphs and adult females produce long, hair-like, transparent rods of wax from the body. On reaching maturity, the ‘female’ produces a white, fluted, wax

• Horse-chestnut leaf miner

  The horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella , probably originates from natural stands of the European horse-chestnut in Greece, Albania and Macedonia [...] observed attacking ornamental horse-chestnut trees in Macedonia in the 1970s, from where it spread to most of Europe. Since then, in all invaded regions, outbreaks [...] Eventually the mines may cover the entire surface of the leaflets, especially from July on, when the second and third generations develop. Trees with a low

• Attracker

  Attracker lures thrips from their shelter places and improves their exposure to insecticide sprays resulting in better control. Crops All crops. Mode of [...] of action Attracker is a solution of several sugars which lures thrips from their shelter places. When adding Attracker to an insecticide spray solution

• Verticillium wilt

  . The root system usually stays mostly intact. In rose, branches die off from the top and purple brown stripes occur on the stem. In tomato, sometimes [...] formed. The spread of the fungus by mycelium growth is limited. Dispersal from plant to plant takes place via water, soil particles, tools, etc. Verticillium

• European red mite

  of the family Rosaceae grown in greenhouses. It originates from Europe (as can be seen from the common name, European red mite) but is now distributed [...] yellowish red, and more slender and tapered near the hind end. The development from egg to adult goes faster at higher temperatures and takes approximately two

• Raspberry

  However, red-fruited cultivated raspberries, even those from North America, usually derive from Rubus idaeus or horticultural derivatives of hybrids of [...] as red raspberry or occasionally as European raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberries, is a red-fruited species of Rubus. This particular plant