• Spidex Vital Plus

  except Tetranychus evansi . Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks. They pierce the [...] strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites Dosage The dosage of Spidex Vital Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always [...] pest is not controlled. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice on the best strategy for your situation. Environmental

• Mycotal in Salad Crops

  July 8, 2019

  concentration of 0.1% (1 g/l), with a maximum permitted individual dose of 2 kg/ha in 2000 l water After dose of 2kg/ha Spray equipment: full coverage of all plant [...] droplet size range of 50-100 µm; angle spray nozzles to achieve good penetration of the canopy Environmental conditions: the development of Mycotal is favoured [...] (optimum 20-25 o C) To ensure maximum germination of spores, and hence the highest possible levels of infection of target pests, Mycotal sprays should be synchronized

• Combating Strawberry Aphids with Aphiscout

  March 15, 2019

  and Ephedrus cerasicola . A total of 250 wasps are released over 1-2 weeks, depending on temperature. This team of parasitic wasps has not been selected [...] the implementation of an aphid biocontrol programme, contact your Koppert Technical Consultant. Rate of use: Introduce 1 tube/400 m 2 and repeat every 7-14 [...] the leaf surface, which favours the establishment of ‘sooty moulds’, leading to a reduction in the rate of photosynthesis. Collectively, these effects can

• Amblyseius swirskii

  4 eggs per day on this prey Life cycle of Amblyseius swirskii The life cycle of Amblyseius swirskii consists of egg, larva, protonymph, deutonymph, and [...] a species of predatory mite widely employed for biological pest control in agriculture. The predatory mite is an excellent biocontrol agent of thrips and [...] used for the control of the following pests: Thrips Whitefly Amblyseius swirskii mites actively seek out and prey on young larvae of various thrips species

• Poinsettia. Main pest pressures

  May 21, 2019

  entomopathogenic nematode Entonem, at 0.5 million nematodes per m 2 of cultivated area Apply at 2, 5 and 8 days after planting; this is key to ensuring that cuttings [...] cause serious damage to the cuttings, to the extent of killing them. The larvae feed on the young roots of the plants, and can then progress into the stem [...] monitoring pest levels, and calculating the number of natural enemies required. Enermix Use Enermix, a product mix of the parasitic wasps Eretmocerus eremicus and

• Cottony cushion scale

  developed antennae and one pair of dusky wings, The adult ‘females’ produce 500 to 2000 bright-red, oblong eggs over a period of 2 to 3 months. After leaving [...] first ever example of successful classical biological control. The cottony cushion scale has subsequently spread widely through most of the tropical and [...] scale is a particular pest of citrus, Acacia spp ., Casuarina spp . and Pittosporum spp ., but it can damage many types of fruit and forest trees, and

• Pherodis

  with an insect trap, the type of trap depends on the species to be monitored. The species-specific sex pheromone lures males of the target pest into the trap [...] reducing the number of eggs laid by females as they fail to mate. For some pests, Pherodis dispensers contain lures which attract both sexes of the target species [...] few days following the installation of a new capsule higher numbers may be caught due to a temporarily higher release of the pheromone from the new capsule

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  aphid ( Aulacorthum solani) is a native European species of aphids , seriously affecting crops of sweet pepper in particular. These aphids further affect [...] pierces the leaves or the fruit of sweet pepper it secretes a toxic substance, which leads to deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where [...] piercing of the lower leaves in the crop can cause deformed growth above with lumpy leaves and curled leaf margins. The immediate effects of piercing by

• Cabbage moth

  destroy large numbers of leaves and their frass accumulates in the heart of cabbage, thereby lowering the commercial value of infested crops. Life cycle [...] have a light network of markings. First instar larvae of the cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) are gregarious, eating the edge of the leaves on which they [...] emerging from their pupae the female moths lay clusters of 20 to 100 eggs on the underside of leaves or elsewhere within the greenhouse structure. The

• Collaboration With Valto Against Pepino Mosaic Virus

  August 9, 2024

  is composed of two mild variants of the Pepino mosaic virus (VX1 and VC1) and provides twofold protection against various damaging symptoms of the PepMV [...] applied to young plants. In a lot of countries, multiple strains of Pepino mosaic virus are present. In Europe the EU an CH2 variant are widespread. V10 covers [...] cracking. Transmission is often the result of impinging plant sap, when working with tomato plants, and by exposure of the plants to infected materials such