• Aphipar

  mummy. The adult parasitic wasp emerges through a hole at the rear of the mummy. The first mummies are noticed in the crop around 10-14 days after the first [...] be repeated at least 3 times. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation [...] from the mummies and females lay their eggs into aphids . The next generation of parasitic wasps develops inside the aphid, which converts into a leathery

• Spical Ulti-Mite

  in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] 4-6 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for [...] Mode of action Predatory mites reproduce within the sachet and gradually disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. Using their piercing mouthparts

• Cryptobug-L

  should be repeated at least 3 times at intervals of 1-2 weeks, or until the pest is controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert [...] always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively or as soon as the first mealybugs are detected in the crop. Introduction [...] products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Environmental conditions The minimum temperature for use of Cryptobug is 16°C/61°F. However,

• Rophoria

  not open the box until you arrive at the release point. Carefully open the perforated lid of the carboard box. Hang the open box vertically on the plants [...] Releases should be repeated a number of times. Consult a Koppert advisor or recognised distributor for advice on the best strategy for your situation. [...] Adult hoverflies emerge from the pupae and deposit their eggs in the aphid colonies. The young larvae start feeding on the aphids . Visual effect Aphids

• Syrphidend

  not open the box until you arrive at the release point. Carefully open the perforated lid of the carboard box. Hang the open box vertically on the plants [...] Releases should be repeated a number of times. Consult a Koppert advisor or recognised distributor for advice on the best strategy for your situation. [...] Adult hoverflies emerge from the pupae and deposit their eggs in the aphid colonies. The young larvae start feeding on the aphids . Visual effect Aphids

• Shallot aphid

  apart from the ends of the antennae and the tarsi. The siphunculi are short an swollen towards the apex. The shallot aphid does not alternate to another host [...] affected, fruits remain small and yield is reduced. On bulbs and shallot, the aphids often occur at the end of the storage period causing malformation of [...] ornamentals . The shallot aphid is cosmopolitan and widely spread in Europe. Damage symptoms Feeding of shallot aphid on strawberries invokes a strong host

• Picusan

  dispenser in the top basket of the trap When using the kairomone: place the kairomone in the white bucket of the trap Pheromone and kairomone can be used [...] effectively reduces the reproductive potential of the population. Presentation Ten sets in a box. Preparation When using the pheromone: place the pheromone dispenser [...] Mode of action The Picusan trap needs to be used in combination with species-specific pheromone and/or kairomone. The dispensers release a species-specific

• Mirical

  at the end, shake out any remaining M. pygmaeus from the tray into the crop. Hang the cardboard strips over the stalk of a fully-grown leaf at the top [...] Mirical at the beginning of the growing season and provide Entofood and/or Artefeed as a food source, as the predatory bug population needs time to establish [...] Spread material thinly (maximum 1 cm thick) to enable the predatory bugs to get out of the carrier material Dosage The dosage of Mirical depends on climate,

• Even distribution of predatory insects with Natutec Drive

  Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was [...] accurately,’ Angel explains. ‘The two arms of the tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage [...] proved to be labour-intensive, time consuming, and not always accurate. We battled to get the product uniformly dispersed. Natutec Drive is easy to use and

• Minusa

  develop inside the leaf miner pupa. The adult wasp will emerge from the pupa. Visual effect It is not possible to see on the outside if the leaf miner larvae [...] Application Release parasitic wasps between the leaves of the crop in the morning or in the evening Dosage The dosage of Minusa depends on climate, crop [...] it might be better to use Miglyphus . Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your