• About bumblebees

  much less aggressive than honeybees Production of bumblebees The natural life cycle of the bumblebee is copied under laboratory conditions at our production [...] this way, we provide the best conditions that are needed to ensure maximum availability of high quality bumblebee colonies. Life cycle of bumblebees In nature [...] for the brood as well as perform maintenance jobs on the nest. As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest

• Feltiella acarisuga

  biological control. The predatory gall midge Feltiella acarisuga is used for the control of the following pests: Spider mites Some of the common spider mites [...] Make sure the bottle does not fall so that the pupae are not dispersed. Leave the cap next to the bottle so that the wasps can feed on the sugar water in the [...] and adapt the amount of food they consume to the density of the spider mite population. Where there are large, localised concentrations of spider mite

• Tomato leafminer

  harvest. Life cycle and appearance of Tomato leafminer The female moth of the tomato leaf miner ( Tuta absoluta ) lays about 260 eggs. The eggs of the tomato [...] occur underneath the crown of the fruit and even inside the fruit itself. On leaves, the larvae only feed on mesophyll tissues, leaving the epidermis intact [...] 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 leaf

• A Growing Success at Welgro Produce

  January 12, 2022

  episode of the RTE 1 television series ‘Ear to the Ground’ aired on Thursday 18 th November. During the RTE coverage David explained some of the technical [...] in need of modernisation, the three growers have demonstrated that they certainly have the know-how when it comes to growing a quality crop of cucumbers [...] who have grown cucumbers on the nursery since the 1970’s. “It is good to have so much encouragement and support from the local community and especially

• Click beetles

  and feed on the roots of many plants. Damage symptoms The click beetles feed on the roots and bore into the base of plants. This can cause the plants to [...] Damage is more severe in young plants. Life cycle and appearance of Click beetles Adult Agriotis sp. are 6-10 mm long and yellowish brown to black. The eggs [...] fully grown the larvae pupate in the soil in summer. The adults appear about 4 weeks after pupation, but usually remain in the soil until the following spring

• Navigating Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Lighting & Pollination Success

  December 1, 2023

  pollination tasks. This is especially important during the four to six weeks before the shortest day of the year (December 21), and the four to six weeks that [...] Beevision, on the entrance of the hives and around the flowers in the crop, to do their pollination work and find their way back to the hives. These levels [...] light cycle before midnight is known to create problems. Check the moment the flowers close and adjust the light cycle when needed. Energy screens need to

• Wheat bunt

  sporidia infect the wheat seedlings even before emergence and the fungi grow inside the plants to the growing tip. The fungi grow between the plant cells and [...] hence the common name stinking bunt. Life cycle and appearance of Wheat bunt Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis survive as teliospores in the soil or [...] heads. The glumes are opened either on some or on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal kernel. The bunt

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

  July 20, 2021

  application is achieved using the Spidex Vital ® shaker system, but for greater accuracy in terms of application rate and distribution, the use of the Mini Airbug® [...] production of a complex predatory mite Transforming crop protection: the rise of predatory mites Certainty in the quality of every sachet and bottle of our predatory [...] programme complexity. The production of a diverse range of plants often leads to a much wider range of pests that require a mix of ICM solutions to keep

• Pear psylla

  Feeding later in the season may affect the harvest of the next year by weakening or killing fruit buds. Pear psyllas excrete large amounts of honeydew. Sooty [...] moulds often grow on the honeydew covering shoots, leaves and developing fruits with a sticky black layer. Life cycle and appearance of Pear psylla Adults [...] They have white, longitudinal stripes on the back of the thorax. Their forewings are clear with dark veins. The eggs are oval, approximately 0.3 mm long

• Ahold Delhaize: ‘We can't sell anything without substantiated information’

  December 18, 2018

  ‘Continuous improvement is only possible if the relationship between the producer and the buyer is clearly defined.’ Leon Mol is the director of product safety [...] that improving the sustainability of the entire ornamentals chain is essential. Albert Heijn is the only retail chain that participates in the Floriculture [...] that the animal and plant-based fresh products are of a sustainable nature. Mol believes that the potato, vegetable, and fruit sector is ahead of the ornamentals