• Knowing & recognizing

  resilience to stress and help the plant to grow better and remain healthier. Koppert believes that sharing this knowledge can play an important role towards [...] company The use of biological control is not a simple process, it has become a complex system in which many aspects need to be considered. The need for knowledge [...] Get the growers’ guide to biological crop protection Knowing and recognizing does exactly what it implies. It empowers you with knowledge about the pest’s

• Plant Disease Management

  disposing of diseased plant material is essential to prevent the spread of pathogens. This practice is particularly important in containing the spread of diseases [...] What is biological disease control? Biological control of plant diseases is a method used to manage and reduce the impact of plant diseases by utilizing [...] organisms to suppress or control plant pathogens, which are microorganisms that cause diseases in plants. The primary goal of biological control is to reduce

• Strawberry aphid

  become sticky due to the honeydew the aphids excrete. Black sooty mould fungi grow on the honeydew. The strawberry aphid is an important vector of several [...] Chaetosiphon fragaefolii , has a cosmopolitan distribution and is the most important aphid pest of strawberries. It can cause direct damage by feeding [...] Damage symptoms Chaetosiphon fragaefolii is one of the most serious pests affecting strawberry plants. Direct damage is caused by the aphids sucking sap from

• Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

  applications. Controlling weeds is also important, as these can act as alternative hosts for caterpillars . Important species include charlock, creeping [...] most harmful caterpillars that occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which is the largest of all the lepidopteran families. Their forewings [...] used to control small, immature caterpillars. Dimilin flow (diflubenzuron) can be applied at egg hatch as a moulting accelerator insecticide, to control

• Barley

  This cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice and [...] and maize. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a member of the grass family and a self pollinating crop. Barley is used in brewing beer, a popular source of animal

• Oat

  especially for horses to boost their energy. It is mainly grown in temperate regions and is a nutrient-rich food. In human consumption is chiefly eaten as porridge [...] About This important cereal is grown for its seed and is used in food production, as oatmeal and rolled oats, and most commonly in livestock feed, especially [...] also used in many baked goods. It is often present in cold breakfast cereals, muesli and granola. The oat (Avena sativa ) is also called the common oat.

• Green peach aphid

  peach tree, is native, however it is now a pest with a world-wide distribution. The green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae subsp. persicae ) is a particularly [...] persicae subsp. persicae ) is the most important vector of viral diseases. It can transmit at least 100 different viruses and is thus rightfully feared by [...] reduce yield, Plant sap is rich in sugars, but has a low protein content. Aphids therefore need to extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein

• Grapes

  The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually a berry. Grapes are consumed fresh and they are processed to make wine or juice and dried to produce [...] varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role when it comes to the production of wine, but also table grapes. Still, [...] About The common grape vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and so

• Cherry

  avium , usually referred to as wild cherry, sweet cherry, or gean, is a species of cherry and a flowering plant that belong to the rose family of Rosaceae [...] western Himalaya. The sweet cherry is regarded as the most important ancestor of today’s cultivated cherry and it is one of two cherry varieties most of [...] edible cherry cultivars derive from. The other variety is the sour cherry Prunus cerasus , which is primarily used for cooking. Every part of the cherry

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