• Mycotal in Salad Crops

  July 5, 2019

  g/l), with a maximum permitted individual dose of 2 kg/ha in 2000 l water After dose of 2kg/ha Spray equipment: full coverage of all plant surfaces is essential [...] fungicides to a Mycotal-treated crop, consult the Koppert Pesticide Side Effects webpage, or discuss the options with your Koppert Technical Consultant.

• Damping-off

  promotes the disease. In greenhouses: Prevent high temperatures immediately after planting. Avoid cold and excessive warm irrigation water. Keep the water

• Spotted Wing Drosophila

  severe yield losses in many berry crops, cherries and grapes. Damage symptoms After oviposition, the respiration tubes extend from the fruit but are difficult

• Whitefly

  leaf yellowing and leads to honeydew deposits that reduce crop quality. Effective whitefly control is essential to maintain healthy, productive crops and [...] bugs feed on eggs and larvae of whiteflies. Beneficial fungi are very effective for whitefly control. Sticky traps help monitor and capture adult whiteflies [...] Koppert’s biological solutions for whitefly, professional growers can maintain effective pest management, safeguard crop health and support sustainable production

• Ephedrus cerasicola

  adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively soon after planting of the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.75-1.5 parasitic

• Black tea thrips

  The early larval stage is whitish with red eyes. Larvae become yellowish after feeding. Mature larvae average 1 mm in length. Greenhouse thrips undergo

• Cutworms

  later they become earth-brown to dingy grey. They are about 1.5 mm long just after emergence and can reach 4 cm or more when fully grown. The caterpillars may

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 5, 2024

  greenhouse where, after a number of hurdles, the predatory mite began to show promise. ‘My father had given up on chemical agents as their effect had diminished [...] about what he was doing in his greenhouse. At first they were sceptical, but after repeated introductions of the predatory mite, my father began to show some

• Oak processionary moth

  which can be actively released in the air when the larvae are disturbed. After moulting, the previous stage's hairs remain on the exuvia, but can become

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  lower in the greenhouse. 13:00 Vertical placement will have a negative effect on the development of the hives. 10:00 1! Bumblebees need max. 2 hours [...] colonies for plant rows longer than 100 meters. 01:00 Flowers open 1 hour after the lights are turned on 02:00 00:00 Daylight From week 47 until week 52