Ulti-Mite: Revolutionising biocontrol with innovative predatory mite sachets

Similar to other sachet products, the feeder mite population inside increases, creating a sustainable food source for the predatory mites to build new [...] crop waste. Additionally, the moisture-resistant hooks used to hang the sachets ensure they remain effective and secure when applied outdoors. Swirski [...] pest management systems. Since 2016, the Ulti-Mite version of Amblyseius swirskii has been on the market. Nowadays the Ulti-Mite sachet is also available

Bacterial spot

halo. In pepper, the spots on the leaves are also round and small to start with and slightly raised from the leaf surface. They occur on the abaxial (underside [...] angular as they grow. The centre of the lesions may fall out as they become drier. Under humid conditions, the spots may merge with lesions on the petioles [...] streaks. On fruits, first small black specks are seen on green fruits. The specks grow into brown spots that look like scab. These spots may be surrounded

Spidend

Make a hole in the lid and place the cup on the rock wool slab or directly on the soil Protect against direct sunlight and water Leave the cup in place for [...] on as soon as the first spider mites are detected in the crop. Introduction rates typically range from 0.25-25 per m 2 /release. Releases should be repeated [...] emerging from the pupa, adult gall-midges actively search for spider mite colonies and deposit eggs next to the spider mites . Once emerged, the larvae feed

Biological Pest Control

n biological control focuses on enhancing the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment to maintain a balance between pests [...] significant threat to agriculture or ecosystems. Scientists identify natural enemies from the pest's native habitat, conduct rigorous testing to ensure they won't [...] species, and then release them into the affected area. For example, the introduction of the Australian lady beetle to North America helped control cottony

Bruchid Beetle Trap

Preparation Place the funnel on to the green bucket Place the pheromone dispenser in the transparent top Fix the transparent top to the funnel with a twist [...] action lining up the slots Application Place trap on a 1 metre stick Place one trap on the north edge and one trap on the south edge of the field Dosage Two [...] field. Timing Use the Bruchid trap when flight of adult beetles is expected from the end of March during vegetative growth (depending on geographic location)

Dwarf bunt

emergence and the fungi grow inside the plants to the growing tip. The fungi grow between the plant cells and eventually grow inside the kernels. When that happens [...] controversa survives as teliospores in the soil or on seed. The soil-borne teliospores are the main source of primary infection. The soil-borne teliospores [...] 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

Wireless Beehome

construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive entrance can be controlled by a signal from the climate computer or a timer connected to the central [...] With the Wireless Beehome system, the hive entrance of the Natupol hives can be opened and closed automatically on set times. When assimilation lights [...] after receipt The battery of the Wireless Beehome receiver can last for two seasons if the receivers are switched off after removal from the greenhouse.

Parasitoid wasps

larvae begin to feed on the host pest. They consume the host from the inside, which ultimately leads to the death of the host. Pupal stage: After the larvae [...] eggs either inside the host's body or attaches them to the host's exterior. Larval development: When the parasitoid wasp eggs hatch, the newly emerged larvae [...] maturity, it emerges from the host's body or the cocoon. The host pest is typically killed in the process. Host feeding In addition to parasitisation, some

Oleander aphid

yellow aphids can easily be seen on the shoots of the host plants. The damage caused by the aphid colonies is mainly aesthetic due to the large amounts of sticky [...] rather than eggs and that the progeny are clones of the adult female. The nymphs feed in colonies on the shoots at the top of the plant. Nymphs progress through [...] produced and the resulting black sooty mould that grows on the honeydew. Growing tips can be deformed. Repeated heavy infestation throughout the year can lead

Citripar

a hole in the sticker on the lid. Use the label to hang the tube in the crop following the instructions on the label itself. Hang the tube on a place out [...] mealybug density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively or as soon as the first signs of infestation appear [...] develop in the mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty pupae have an irregular exit hole at the posterior end of the mummy after