Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

Cultivation advice Date published: April 26, 2021 Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation Our consultant: Adrian Jackson Consultant (Midlands) Recommended

Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

can often live in rolled up leaves, although some species live between leaves, or flowers, that have been spun together, in holes in stems, flowers, or [...] published: June 20, 2019 Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops The most harmful caterpillars that occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which [...] or fruit, or in the bark of trees. Important species include light brown apple moth ( Epiphyas postvittana ) and carnation tortrix moth ( Cacoecimorpha

Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry

Category: Knowledge Date published: April 04, 2019 Flowering and Pollination in Blueberry Recommended for you

Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

Date published: July 20, 2021 Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels Our consultant: Steve Usher Consultant North West

Trianum effectively controls Pythium in cucumber

mat before putting out the new plants in ‘duo’ pots (two plants in one rockwool cube). He decided to do this in response to his crop’s susceptibility to [...] a farm covering over six hectares along Hoefslag road in the Dutch village of Pijnacker. Built in 2011, the farm has two sections. Hendriks grows high-wire [...] micromol). He sells his cucumbers to some major retailers in the Netherlands and occasionally to customers in Germany. Thrips, spider mites, and whitefly larvae

Nematodes established solution for Nesidiocoris in France

. Tests were run by Koppert Spain in breeding cages in Almeria, demonstrating the interest in the method that we have validated in the field. The results [...] by producers in the South of France, but also, more recently in the north. ‘We had reached a technical impasse with this bug, especially in the “zero residue” [...] Koppert’s nematode product, Capsanem , is considered the ‘reference’ solution against Nesidiocoris tenuis in France; especially this year when the pressure

At Koppert, every day is Earth Day

Category: News Date published: April 26, 2021 At Koppert, every day is Earth Day

A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture

Category: News Date published: July 22, 2022 A Future Vision of IPM in Agriculture Our consultant: Richard Binks Agriculture and Outdoor Crop Specialist

Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus

Category: Cultivation advice Date published: May 08, 2019 Thrip control in Strawberry with Orius laevagatus Recommended for you

Control spidermite with Phytoseiulus in soft fruit