• Navigating Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Lighting & Pollination Success

  December 1, 2023

  Beevision, on the entrance of the hives and around the flowers in the crop, to do their pollination work and find their way back to the hives. These levels [...] biting mark is found. Humidity Is Also A Critical Factor In Bumblebee Activity The use of LED lights, or minimised HPS lights, affects the amount of heat produced [...] humidity levels. It is therefore advisable to activate the plant by means of a heating pipe to lower the humidity around the flowers in the early morning when

• Natutec Airbug

  battery in the belt bag Connect the cable to the battery Attach the dosing pot to the revolving head of the blower Place the tube of the blower in the belt [...] Select the required dosing pot Adjust the size of the holes to the required dosage based on the information provided in the table on the underside of the [...] spots. Mode of action The innovative combination of the special fan of the Airbug and the revolving dosing pot ensures a uniform release of carrier material

• Encarsia formosa

  brown in colour. The pupa of E. formosa is unique among the species of Encarsia , in that it is formed immediately beneath and in contact with the whitefly [...] inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips opposite to the mounting hole Make sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in the [...] then consumed from the inside out by the developing larvae. The larvae feed on the internal tissues of the host, leading to its death and thereby contributing

• Feltiella acarisuga

  biological control. The predatory gall midge Feltiella acarisuga is used for the control of the following pests: Spider mites Some of the common spider mites [...] Feltiella acarisuga is available in a bottle ( Spidend ). Open the bottle and position it straight in the crop (on the slab or directly on the ground). Make [...] sure the bottle does not fall so that the pupae are not dispersed. Leave the cap next to the bottle so that the wasps can feed on the sugar water in the

• Eretmocerus eremicus

  instar. The larva then penetrates the host, moulting to the second instar to feed. During the third instar, the larva fills the host pupa, and the pre-pupal [...] inside the greenhouse Bend and tear off the strips opposite to the mounting hole Make sure not to touch the pupae during handling Suspend the cards in the [...] on the internal tissues of the whitefly, leading to the host’s death and contributing to a decline in whitefly populations. Eretmocerus eremicus is pa

• Aphidius matricariae

  Aphidius matricariae is used for the control of the following pests: Myzus spp. The natural enemy Aphidius matricariae is available at Koppert as Aphipar-M [...] stripes on side parts of the wasp waist. Aphidius matricariae is specific to aphids of the family Aphididae. Most species belong to the genera Myzus, Aphis [...] Aphidius matricariae The parasitic wasp Aphidius matricariae is available in a bottle ( Aphipar-M ). Spread the material on rock wool slabs or in Diboxes Make

• Ephedrus cerasicola

  natural enemy is used for the control of aphids in agricultural and horticultural settings. Ephedrus cerasicola is used for the control of the following pests: [...] inside the aphid where the larva of the parasitic wasp will develop. Before the development of the larva has ended, it spins a cocoon inside the aphid. [...] cerasicola The parasitic wasp Ephedrus cerasicola is available in a bottle ( Aphiscout ) Peel off the outer layer of the label starting at the upper right

• Anso-Mite

  breakthrough in large-scale production of a complex predatory mite Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites Certainty in the quality of every [...] rust mites. Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack size 125 [...] carefully by turning around the bucket a few times Carefully sprinkle on the leaves Make sure the material remains on the leaves for at least a few hours

• Praon volucre

  . Praon volucre is one of the most abundant parasitoids of many aphid species in Europe. Praon volucre is used for the control of the following pests: [...] Praon volucre The parasitic wasp Praon volucre is available in a bottle ( Aphiscout ) Peel off the outer layer of the label starting at the upper right corner [...] Hang the cylinder horizontally from a crop wire, branch, or leaf stalk by winding the label around it and sticking the end of the label back onto the label

• Aphelinus abdominalis

  for host feeding while the larger individuals are parasitized. The control of the aphids is due to host feeding and parasitization in roughly equal measure [...] with the parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis Aphelinus abdominalis is a parasitic wasp for the biological control of various aphid species. The parasitic [...] conditions for use of Aphelinus abdominalis The parasitic wasp Aphelinus abdominalis is effective between 15 and 35°C (59 and 95°F). Behaviour of the parasitic