• Apple rosy aphid

  widespread in Europe and also occurs in Africa, North and South America, and Asia and can cause severe damage to both shoots and fruits. Damage symptoms [...] skin. Life cycle and appearance of Rosy apple aphid Aphids have a complex life cycle, with both winged and wingless forms of adults, and a great variety [...] 1-2.6 mm long and pink to dark bluish grey, with a powdering of white wax. The siphunculi are black and tapered, the cauda is dark, short and triangular.

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  aphids and mealybugs . We are working to get these new targets approved on the label. In several independent studies, Mycotal has been and continues to be [...] e Mycotal . ‘We want our cultivation to be as organic as possible, and we’ve seen how Mycotal really helps us to achieve that.’ So says Sam van der Knaap [...] cultivation to be as organic as possible. It has to be, as there’s only one chemical product against whitefly in tomato that is effective and, unlike other

• Chrysanthemum

  plant that belongs to the genus Chrysanthemum of the family of Asteraceae. The plant is originally from Asia and northeastern Europe and the majority of the [...] the different species derive from East Asia. Especially in China a wide range of varieties and cultivars has been developed for commercial propagation [...] and production. The current, commercially cultivated chrysanthemums are more striking than the wild varieties. The flower heads can look like daisies

• Grapes

  Europe and southwestern Asia and thus has been cultivated in Morocco and Portugal, southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually [...] are consumed fresh and they are processed to make wine or juice and dried to produce raisins. Nowadays there are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of [...] vinifera grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role when it comes to the production of wine, but also table grapes. Still, cultivars of the Vitis

• Oak processionary moth

  The common and scientific names of this moth refer to the behaviour of the larvae to form long processions. The moth is native to central and southern Europe [...] above). Life cycle and appearance of Oak processionary moth The adults have grey forewings with white and darker grey markings and a wingspan of ca. 30 [...] adults emerge and fly between the end of July and mid September. The eggs (with up to 300 eggs per batch) are laid in contiguous rows along one to two year

• Plum

  asking to, between 19 and 40 different species of plum currently exist. However, only two species, the hexaploid European plum ( Prunus domestica ) and the [...] A plum is a fruit that belongs to the subgenus Prunus as well as the genus Prunus . This fruit comes in many species, and taxonomists cannot agree on how [...] Japanese plum ( Prunus salicina and hybrids), play a significant, commercial role. The plum is a drupe, so its firm and juicy flesh contains one single

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  Pinos, they have set out to continue implementing policies and technology to minimise environmental impact. This has allowed them to grow and strengthen [...] programs. A long and increasingly sustainable road to learning and success The partnership between Koppert and Rancho Los Pinos spans over 20 years, beginning [...] together with them, cutting-edge solutions have been developed that have enabled them to increase the productivity and profitability of their crops. The ongoing

• Horse-chestnut leaf miner

  miner damage leaves by feeding between the upper and lower parenchyma. The mine starts to turn yellow and later brown. By this time, the damage is very visible [...] leaves is covered with mines, the leaves start to dry out and fall off. However, total defoliation does not seem to affect the growth of mature trees. At sites [...] in horse chestnut leaves go to four (occasionally five instars) and their size varies form 0.5 mm in the firsts instar up to 3.5 mm in the fourth instar

• Consumers

  Koppert helps growers and farmers around the world to combat pests and diseases in a natural and sustainable way. In this way, we hope to make an active co [...] used above ground and underground – have the potential to do incredible things. They combat diseases and pests, strengthen crops, and improve the absorption [...] products 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

• Swirski-Mite Plus

  thrips species and eggs and larvae of whitefly . Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites multiply in the sachet and disperse into the [...] in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight Sachets already have an exit hole Hold sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory [...] dosage of Swirski-Mite Plus depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively