• Potato aphid

  plant sap and grow rapidly. When reproduction is sexual, the aphids lay eggs that overwinter. In greenhouses reproduction also takes place by parthenogenesis

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  crop! Biocontrol is our nature Mycotal is a unique biological solution that effectively controls whiteflies, thrips and aphids. The winning formula of [...] contains blastospores of the entomopathogenic fungus Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6, that have been selected and produced for biocontrol. The product has a long history [...] spraying the product, the blastospores germinate quickly and grow into hyphae that penetrate the pest body cavity. Once inside, the insect is killed via different

• Navigating Energy Efficiency, Greenhouse Lighting & Pollination Success

  December 1, 2023

  essential that the flowers are open when enough Beevision light is present, enabling bumblebees to complete their pollination. This means that flowers should [...] changes is key to securing the most effective pollination. The bottom line is that bumblebees need at least two to four hours of daylight and open flowers in [...] before the shortest day of the year (December 21), and the four to six weeks that follow it when the winter weather leads to the least favourable pollination

• Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

  June 20, 2019

  Tortricidae are another group of caterpillars that affect greenhouse crops. The term ‘leafroller’ refers to the fact that the caterpillars can often live in rolled [...] Autographa gamma - Silver Y Moth The most harmful caterpillars that occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which is the largest of all the l [...] rolled up leaves, although some species live between leaves, or flowers, that have been spun together, in holes in stems, flowers, or fruit, or in the bark

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  behind this track record and gain insights into the passion and dedication that continue to fuel our quest for finding new and improved solutions today to

• Optimising disease biocontrol in propagation

  April 26, 2021

  infection by pathogens that infect the stem base. If infected, cuttings may, depending on the pathogen, develop a dark brown or black lesion that extends upwards [...] potential. Trays of cuttings that fail to produce healthy rooted plugs represent an unwelcome economic loss to the business, that can often be avoided. A hygiene [...] should be applied 10-14 days later. In 2020, a development study demonstrated that Vidi Parva has a useful secondary benefit of increasing biomass production

• Mycotal FAQ

  natural insecticide. It contains a so called entomopathogenic fungus, a fungus that disables and kills insects. The product is packed in a cardboard box which [...] Mycotal work? After spraying Mycotal, the spores germinate and grow into hyphae that penetrate the pest’s body cavity. Here they proliferate and destroy the tissues [...] as a foliar spray with regular spraying equipment. New research has shown that Mycotal can also be applied effectively via Low Volume Misting Systems in

• American serpentine leaf miner

  serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) eats its way outwards from its egg, so that its mines join to form small plates. In various other crops one finds in

• Pepper weevil

  before wilting and dropping off. When you see fruit on the ground, it is clear that the crop has been very severely damaged. Lifecycle and appearance of the

• Tomato leaf miner

  surface but more commonly on the underside. The late third instar larva, that emerges from its tunnel just prior to pupating, is known as a prepupa. This