• Dwarf bunt

  are generally broader and the glumes opened wider, than in plants infected with Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis Life cycle and appearance of Dwarf bunt [...] mating 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

• IPM app

  iPM Scout app Compatible with iOS and Android Enjoy scouting with a customized template Enter multiple pests/diseases at once Scout multiple sessions and [...] Add notes and view sample history iPM Dashboard Accessible from any device with internet Intuitive interface, also for touch-screen Manage pests for multiple [...] Easy communication via one portal For more information Optimized Scouting with Koppert iPM Pest and disease management has always been a great challenge

• Beetles

  productive crops. Biological control of beetles combines preventive monitoring with targeted interventions using natural solutions: Beneficial nematodes Insect [...] in the soil, while traps help monitor and reduce adult beetle populations. With Koppert’s biological solutions for beetles, professional growers can achieve [...] that are easily recognizable on account of their hard wing covers (elytra). With more than 350,000 known species, Coleoptera is the largest of all insect

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  Buha manages some 9000 solitary oak trees withing this municipality. In 2020 the level of infestation with the oak processionary caterpillar within the [...] public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We worked in consultation with distributor Mertens and decided that in spring we would start using Koppert’s [...] benefit to biodiversity. In mid-April, we started using nematodes at locations with significant contact options within the built-up area. For the optimal effect

• Macrolophus pygmaeus

  adults are small, slender predatory bugs with distinctive black markings, while the nymphs are pale green with red eyes. Both adults and nymphs are voracious [...] forewings is a transparent, soft green with a small black spot in the middle. The hind part is colourless with a vague brown marking. Macrolophus pygmaeus [...] voracious predators, capable of feeding on various pest species. With its effectiveness in pest control and minimal impact on non-target organisms, the natural

• Cutworms

  grey-brown forewings with a faint kidney-shaped marking and a red spot. They have broad hindwings, evenly light or dark grey or orange-yellow with a broad dark [...] marginal stripe. The wingspan is about 40-55 mm and the dorsal thorax is covered with close-lying hairs. The eggs are white at first but rapidly turn darker. They [...] on the plant close to ground level. The larvae are yellowish when hatching with a dark head capsule and prothoracic shield, later they become earth-brown

• Moskisan

  Presentation One trap with hanging hook. Preparation Place the Pherodis lure in the yellow bucket Fix the transparent top to the funnel with a twist action lining [...] Moskisan trap for monitoring and trapping Mediterranean fruit fly in combination with species-specific lure. Pests Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata [...] coffee. Mode of action The Moskisan trap needs to be used in combination with Pherodis lure dispensers. The dispensers release a species-specific lure

• Hop

  technically a bine. Bines have stout stems with stiff hairs to aid them in climbing. They are a vigorous grower with the ability to extend up to 20 inches a [...] of production occurs. Although these plants have a very long life cycle, with the continued popularity of microbrews across the globe, genetics for flavoring

• Shallot aphid

  cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Wingless

• Buckthorn-potato aphid

  cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses, reproduction takes place by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized [...] generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood. With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Wingless