• Bedding plants

  perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to demonstrate coloured flowers in spring and summer. They [...] nigella, godetia, eschscholzia Tender annual or perennial plants are planted in a protected environment in late winter: begonia, chrysanthemum, arguranthemum [...] pansies, aquilegia Corms, rhizomes, bulbs and tubers . These are planted every year and removed after the plant has died down. During winter they are either

• Mirical

  Downloads How to use Mirical Application Introduce Mirical at the beginning of the growing season and provide Entofood and/or Artefeed as a food source [...] source, as the predatory bug population needs time to establish and develop. Mirical can also survive on plant sap, however absence of prey slows down the [...] points per bottle Spread material thinly (maximum 1 cm thick) to enable the predatory bugs to get out of the carrier material Dosage The dosage of Mirical

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is a species of beetle belonging to the family Coccinellidae. The beneficial insect is a small but highly effective predator [...] i prefers mealybugs, this species is known to be a polyphagous predator. Sometimes other insects related to mealybugs are eaten, such as soft scales or [...] the ladybirds fly off in search of new prey. Sometimes the larvae resort to cannibalism under these conditions. At a temperature of 21°C, during the whole

• Potato

  olanum tuberosum ) is used to refer to the plant itself or its edible tuber. The plant is an herbaceous perennial and came to Europe from Latin America [...] Potatoes as a food crop were introduced by the Spanish. Now this starchy, tuberous crop is an integral part of the world’s food supply and many people’s diet [...] wheat and rice. Potato plants grow up to some 60 cm tall. Its leaves die after flowering, fruiting and the development of the potatoes. The plant’s flowers

• Cookie Statement

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• Parasitoid wasps

  wasp laying its eggs inside or on a host pest. Here's how it works: Egg laying: A female parasitoid wasp seeks out a suitable host pest. The choice of [...] body or attaches them to the host's exterior. Larval development: When the parasitoid wasp eggs hatch, the newly emerged larvae begin to feed on the host pest [...] damage caused by pests, ensuring a higher yield and product quality. Environmental sustainability : Parasitoid wasps provide a natural and environmentally

• Large raspberry aphid

  appear in June and July and migrate to new canes or host plants where they produce wingless aphids again. In October to December winged aphids appear again [...] of Large raspberry aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults and a great variety in colour. In greenhouses [...] by parthenogenesis, with unfertilized viviparous females continuing to produce new generations of females. Aphids moult four times before reaching adulthood

• Neoseiulus californicus

  Neoseiulus californicus Neoseiulus californicus is a selective predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and survive [...] urticae) , Neoseiulus californicus shows a preference for immature stages (eggs, larvae and nymphs) as opposed to adults. However, adult females feed on [...] present it will preferentially feed on them and the population development is much faster on a diet of spider mites than on other food sources. They can also

• Consumers

  around the world to combat pests and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active contribution to a sustainable society [...] exclusively to professional growers and farmers. In order to provide you with the best possible service as a consumer, we have drawn up a list of frequently [...] sufficient quantities to feed a rapidly growing population. Producing our natural enemies, bumblebees, and microbiological solutions is a knowledge-intensive

• Tobacco whitefly

  return to the underside of the leaves. The adult tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) has well-developed piercing-sucking mouthparts and begins to feed on [...] symptoms The larvae of whitefly need a lot of protein for growth, and thus consume a large quantity of plant sap. This contains a high proportion of sugar, and [...] fruit and lead to a reduction in yield. The honeydew deposited on fruit makes it sticky. Dirt adheres to the fruit, and the growth of sooty moulds ( Cladosporium