Casea

few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn yellow to brown but may be difficult to find, due to rapid d [...] mixture in the tank (e.g. with a recirculation pump) Fill the spray tank with the required amount of water If tank mixing with a compatible product, add [...] Continuous mixing should take place to prevent nematodes sinking to the bottom of the spray tank Avoid sprayers equipped with centrifugal or piston pumps Water

Pollination

particularly with the help of Lucilia sericata flies , offers a multitude of benefits to growers around the world. These flies prove to be efficient [...] of pollen from the anthers of the flower to the stigma of the flower. If the pollen is transferred from anther to stigma on the same flower it is called [...] one flower to the stigma of another flower on the same plant or on another plant. Many flowers require insects such as bumblebees or flies to transfer the

Impatiens thrips

greenhouse cultivation, having spread to many countries within the last 30 years. The thrips have mostly been able to spread as a consequence of the trade [...] thrips is relatively large. Both males and females are dark brown to black in colour with orange pigmentation between the segments, and the dark wings are [...] Thrips cause damage to plants by piercing the cells of the surface tissues and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting

Adalia bipunctata

Adalia bipunctata contributes to natural pest control, by preying upon aphids at various stages of their life cycle, helping to control aphid populations and [...] trees. How to use Adalia bipunctata The predatory beetle Adalia bipunctata is available in a cotton bag ( Aphidalia ). Open the bag and attach it to the tree [...] aphid colonies or responds to aphid alarm pheromones. Once located, the ladybird swiftly moves among the aphids, grabbing them with its mandibles. The predatory

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Tomato leafminer

Mining by the caterpillar causes malformations. Damage to fruit allows fungal diseases to enter, leading to rotting fruit before or after harvest. Life cycle [...] creamy white to bright yellow, darkening in the embryonic phase and becoming almost black near eclosion. The first-instar larvae are whitish to yellowish [...] They mine inside the leaf, stem or fruit. In the second to fourth instars they become greenish with a black band behind the head. The prepupae of the tomato

Bruchid Beetle Trap

). Crops Beans. Mode of action The Bruchid Beetle Trap needs to be used in combination with species-specific Pherodis dispensers. The dispensers release [...] they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Presentation One trap. Preparation Place the funnel on to the green bucket Place the pheromone [...] pheromone dispenser in the transparent top Fix the transparent top to the funnel with a twist action lining up the slots Application Place trap on a 1 metre

Plant Health

contributes to minimal susceptibility to opportunistic pathogens. Stored energy, lipids, and secondary metabolites Surplus photosynthetic energy leads to the storage [...] ss and compliance with stringent chemical residue standards. Nurturing plant-soil interaction Understanding how plants interact with their environment [...] through complete compounds The degree of plant resilience is linked to its ability to form structurally complete compounds, such as carbohydrates, lipids

Southern European marshland pyralid

caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an ebb-and-flow irrigation system. The damage threshold varies considerably according to the [...] habit of the caterpillars of this species makes them very difficult to control with synthetic pesticides. Damage symptoms The caterpillars often stay in [...] Adults of the European pepper moth ( Duponchelia fovealis ) are light to dark brown with a clearly visible white crinkled line on the forewing. The end of

Lyprauta

reddish. The pupae are white to yellow and embedded in a dense web. Adult flies are long and slender and have a dark brown head with short antennae. The thorax [...] thorax is brownish-yellow and the abdomen brown with yellow stripes. The wings are transparent light brown with clearly visible veins and spots. The keroplatid [...] trinidadensis and Lyprauta chacoensis (family Keroplatidae) have been associated with root damage in potted orchids, especially in greenhouses in the Netherlands