• Boost your cherry flowers for a good production

  March 11, 2021

  quality and healthy yield. The flower buds, formed in Autumn, are swelling and ready to open. During the short flowering period the crop experiences a tremendous [...] calcium that is needed for the cell wall formation during the cell division phase. Veni Calcium also contains boron, which enhances the calcium uptake and plays [...] high quality and healthy yield. Top fruit crops are close to flowering. Now it is the time to choose the right strategy for a strong fruit set. A strong

• Legume Pest Monitoring Systems

  April 12, 2023

  peas are occasionally attacked. The larvae feed in the flower buds during June, leading to flower failure and significantly reduced yields in the more [...] as the Pea and Bean Weevil Trap . The pea midge system along with pest monitoring systems for Bruchid beetle, Pea and Bean Weevil, and Pea Moth are also [...] Monitoring Systems PGRO, with Pherosyn Ltd. and Koppert UK, are working together to ensure the continuation of our important monitoring systems for peas

• Chrysopa

  Chrysoperla carnea is active mainly during the night. The larvae hide during the day. Pack size 1,000; 10,000 larvae. Presentation 500 ml bottle; 6 litre [...] Start introduction as soon as the first pests are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 2-20 per m 2 /release. Releases should be [...] of action Larvae of the lacewing attack their prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are difficult to find.

• Aphidius colemani

  typical of the Aphidiidae. First the host is examined by drumming with the antennae. This gives the wasp the information about whether the aphid is the right [...] behaviour, which enables the wasps to track down and parasitize aphids , even when they are at low density. The behaviour of the female during egg-laying is typical [...] of the aphid population by the presence of the parasitic wasp also has an effect: the alarmed aphids secrete a warning substance, which affects the entire

• Bacterial wilt, brown rot

  signs of wilting during the day which may disappear in the early stages of infection. Under conditions favourable for the bacteria, the whole plant will [...] s roots on the stem. The vascular stem tissue is coloured brown and when the stem is cut, bacterial slime oozes from the wound. This is the way to distinguish [...] solanacearum are wilting and yellowing of leaves and stunted plants. Inside, vascular browning is common with bacterial slime oozing from the cut. When the bacteria

• Mirical-N

  of action The predatory bugs actively search for prey. With their piercing mouthparts, they extract the contents of their prey, leaving the empty skin [...] directly in the hotspots on leaves or in Diboxes Spread material thinly (maximum 1 cm thick) to enable the predatory bugs to get out of the carrier material [...] material Make sure the material is not disturbed for at least a few hours after application Dosage The dosage of Mirical-N depends on climate, crop and pest

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  on the market. Instead of conidia, we use blastospores from the fungus Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6 in Mycotal. Blastospores are the spores that are usually [...] there, so the level of infestation is higher and whitefly levels are high earlier in the year. We could theoretically spray everything in the greenhouse [...] notice that the whitefly’s development cycle had clearly been inhibited in the spots treated with Mycotal. We used the same dosage of Enermix in the three test

• A Growing Success at Welgro Produce

  January 13, 2022

  Even though the glasshouses are relatively old and in need of modernisation, the three growers have demonstrated that they certainly have the know-how when [...] television series ‘Ear to the Ground’ aired on Thursday 18 th November. During the RTE coverage David explained some of the technical merits of key beneficials [...] who have grown cucumbers on the nursery since the 1970’s. “It is good to have so much encouragement and support from the local community and especially

• Spidex

  shake the bottle gently before use Push the centre of the cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material [...] Start introduction as soon as the first pest mites are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 2-50 per m2/release. Releases should [...] material remains on the introduction site for at least a few hours after introduction Can also be applied with Natutec Airobreez , Natutec Mini-Airbug , Natutec

• Sportnem-T

  species. Mode of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a [...] reproduce inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow [...] nematodes Preparation Remove the sachets from the box and keep them at room temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing