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• Yellow rose aphid

  to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black sooty moulds grow on this honeydew [...] Nymphs and adults extract nutrients from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to [...] ng fruit and ornamental crops. At the same time, photosynthesis in the leaves is reduced, affecting production. The yellow rose aphid is also a vector

• Olive scale

  immature instars are translucent light brown. Olive scales reproduce by parthenogenesis. Eggs are protected under the shield until they hatch. The emerging crawlers [...] settle mostly along the main veins on the lower sides of mature leaves. Many young females migrate to twigs and branches later and remain there for the rest [...] surfaces. The honeydew may attract attendant ants and sooty moulds grow on the sugary deposits. Removal of large quantities of sap debilitate the plant and

• Drososan

  to hang the traps is in the shade along the sides of the plot, in the hedge (if available) and in the crop. If the crop is low, make sure the traps hang [...] above the ground. In taller crops, the traps can be placed in the crop Protect the traps against direct sunlight Check the traps weekly Once the luring [...] Fill the trap with approx. 200 ml of Fruit Fly Attractant Application Hang the trap on a branch or stick using the enclosed hook The most effective place

• Chrysoperla carnea

  populations. The larvae of green lacewings are particularly effective predators. The green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea is used for the control of the following [...] green-veined wings. The wings cannot be folded, and at rest are held tent-like above the abdomen. The hind-wings are slightly smaller than the fore-wings. [...] prey randomly on the plant. Their efficiency is seriously impaired by the presence of leaf hairs. The larvae are not easily observed and are mainly active

• 100% Sustainable Agriculture

  even more challenging. You are not alone: Koppert wants to help you find the right solutions. We are a family business and the global market leader in developing [...] targeted natural solutions for the challenges you face as a modern farmer. This approach is bearing fruit: farmers around the world are now working with natural [...] testing them in the field together with you. Only with the help of your knowledge and experience can we move forward to develop the very best biological

• World Soil Day 2022

  December 2, 2022

  among the most critical problems at a global level for food security and sustainability around the world. When soils are degraded and nutrients are not [...] Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] to improve soil health. Held on the 5th of December, this year’s theme is: ‘Soils: Where Food Begins’. Throughout the world, soil nutrient loss is a major

• Wheat bunt

  sporidia infect the wheat seedlings even before emergence and the fungi grow inside the plants to the growing tip. The fungi grow between the plant cells and [...] types are distinguished. The filiform basidiospores fuse in the middle with a basidiospore of the other mating type so that H-shaped structures are formed [...] (bunted) heads are slender and remain green longer than healthy heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore)

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  humidity, the fungus grows from within through the insect cuticle and produces spores on the outside of the dead body, which may spread the infection to [...] After spraying the product, the blastospores germinate quickly and grow into hyphae that penetrate the pest body cavity. Once inside, the insect is killed [...] optimise product performance. The microclimate of the laminar layer underneath leaves determines the conditions for the fungus. Mode of action L2 whitefly

• Pierce's disease of grapevine

  along the margin or the tip from early to midsummer. The necrotic area spreads over the leaf from the margin and is marked by a chlorotic band. In the beginning [...] In peach, the canopy of infected plants is compact and umbrella-like due to the shorter internodes. The foliage is denser and the leaves are a darker green [...] substance, in the vessels. The bacteria, gum and tyloses block the vessels, causing the plants to wilt. Transport to different plant parts depends on the plant