Outdoor crops pollination advice

the hive entrance is visible to both humans and bumblebees during the flowering period. You can achieve this by placing the hive on a crate or stack of [...] work together to enhance pollination. You can release both types of bees into the same crops. However, maintain a minimum distance of 100 meters between [...] precaution is necessary to prevent honeybees from being attracted to the sugar water in the bumblebee hives, especially if the main crop is not yet flowering

Sportnem-T

solution as soon as it is prepared and within a short timeframe. Do not store mixed suspensions Dosage Sportnem-T is typically applied at a rate of 2.5 billion [...] Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] half-filled spray tank (except when tank mixing with a compatible product) Maintain agitation of mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the

Horiver Drystick

wires or sticks at max. 30 cm above the crop and adjust height when plants are growing Do not place traps in-between the plants as parasitic wasps will [...] Remove the silicone cover paper from both sides of the trap Replace the traps when largely covered by insects and/or debris Dosage For monitoring use one Horiver [...] Drystick does not come off on your hands Horiver Drystick traps generally do not catch insects for as long as Horiver Wetstick as the glue gets saturated

Silver-Y moth

sometimes with a black lateral line. The body has stiff hairs and is usually greenish with a light lateral line. Below the lateral line there is a dark dot on [...] most distinctive feature is the irregular white mark. The hindwings are brown with a broad, dark band along the margin. The body is light brown and hairy [...] lays up to 2,000 eggs on the underside of the leaves of their host plant, usually separately but sometimes in small groups. These eggs are a greyish white

Blueberry aphid

scammelli , is most likely of North American origin and was probably introduced into Europe with plant material. It feeds on blueberries and is a vector of [...] appearance of Blueberry aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses [...] straight. Blueberry aphids overwinter as eggs on blueberry bushes. The fundatrices (founding mothers) emerging from the eggs produce wingless and winged parthenogenic

Potato aphid

euphorbiae ) is of North American origin, but is these days distributed throughout the world. It is a highly polyphagous species with a preference for [...] winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. When reproduction is asexual, the young aphids are born as developed nymphs. They i [...] immediately start to feed on plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual, the aphids lay eggs that overwinter. In greenhouses reproduction also takes

Tomato russet mite

Australia and is a pest in tomatoes in all areas where they are grown. Other members of the plant family Solanaceae may be affected to a lesser extent [...] and the fruit itself is sometimes deformed. Considerable damage can occur, especially at high temperatures when population growth is most rapid and affected [...] The first nymphal stage is a transparent white colour and about 0.1 mm long. They usually develop to the 2nd stage within a day. All life stages look

Neoseiulus cucumeris

thrips larvae. Neoseiulus cucumeris is a valuable solution in integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, where it acts as a natural enemy to help control thrips [...] six legs, are the same colour as the eggs, and are only slightly larger. They do not need to feed to develop into a protonymph. The nymphs are larger than [...] Release should be repeated after 4 weeks if the pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognized distributor of Koppert products for advice

Sportnem-H

solution as soon as it is prepared and within a short timeframe. Do not store mixed suspensions Dosage Sportnem-H is typically applied at a rate of 2.5 billion [...] Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] half-filled spray tank (except when tank mixing with a compatible product) Maintain agitation of mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the

Natutec Drive

When to use Natutec Drive? Use Natutec Drive to apply Koppert products evenly over the crop to get the most effective pest control. The product is a unit [...] unique design, the natural enemies suffer no damage when the blower is used. Application This product is only available in combination with Koppert products [...] unit with a patented release system to disperse material into an airstream for distribution through tubes over crops. The Natutec Drive is applicable in