Koppert Foundation

Koppert established the Koppert Foundation on their 50 th anniversary in 2017. This Foundation aims to contribute to sustainable solutions for horticulture [...] horticulture and agriculture and improvement of the health and availability of food and nutrition for those who need it most. Scope Koppert Foundation focuses

Mirical

at the end, shake out any remaining M. pygmaeus from the tray into the crop. Hang the cardboard strips over the stalk of a fully-grown leaf at the top [...] Mirical at the beginning of the growing season and provide Entofood and/or Artefeed as a food source, as the predatory bug population needs time to establish [...] Spread material thinly (maximum 1 cm thick) to enable the predatory bugs to get out of the carrier material Dosage The dosage of Mirical depends on climate,

Apple rosy aphid

plantaginea Apple rosy aphid General The rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea , is a serious apple pest. It is widespread in Europe and also occurs in [...] presence in the crop. Adult viviparous (wingless) females of the rosy apple aphid are 2.1-2.6 mm long and pink to dark bluish grey, with a powdering of [...] and on the base of buds of apple trees. The eggs hatch in spring and at first the aphids attack buds, spur leaves and rosette leaves. Later the infestation

Spotted Wing Drosophila

by a large dark spot on each wing, where their common name is derived from. Females have a strong saw-like ovipositor that is used to penetrate the skin [...] extend from the fruit but are difficult to see. Larval feeding in the fruit leads to fruit tissue collapse. Even if the fruits have not collapsed, the occurrence [...] The larvae pupate either fully or partly in the fruit, or outside the fruit on the ground. Damage symptoms After oviposition, the respiration tubes extend

Garden chafer

females that stay close to the ground. Females start to deposit eggs into the soil at a depth up to 5 cm soon after mating. The eggs elongate at laying [...] chafer General The garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) is a beetle from the Scarabaeidae family. It does most of its damage in the larval stage when [...] Garden chafer The life cycle of the garden chafer ( Phyllopertha horticola ) has the following stages: egg, 3 larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult beetle

Tomato

proceed to tunnel through the leaf tissue, creating distinctive mines that can severely damage the foliage. As a result, the plant's ability to photosynthesize [...] Aulacorthum solani ) and the Potato aphid ( Macrosiphum euphorbiae ). To a lesser extent also the Green peach aphid ( Myzus persicae ) and the Cotton aphid ( Aphis [...] damage. The tomato leafminer ( Tuta absoluta ) is an increasing problem worldwide, it is devouring tomato foliage and inflicting significant harm to the entire

Blackberry

Blackberry About The blackberry is an edible fruit that originates from a wide range of species belonging to the genus Rubus that is part of the family of Rosaceae [...] within the Rubus subgenus, and hybrids between the Rubus and Idaeobatus subgenera. The blackberry is actually not a berry botanically speaking. It is a so-called

About bumblebees

bumblebee to pollinate a flower in a single visit. A honeybee typically needs to visit a flower between 7-10 times, before it is fully pollinated Bumblebees [...] As the nest continues to develop, the queen will not leave it. She will be inside the nest, continuingly laying eggs and providing orders for the worker [...] earlier in the morning and later into the evening hours Bumblebees pollinate flowers through a method called 'buzz- pollination ', this will allow a bumblebee

Capyphor

inside the host. This kills the pest within a few hours to days after infection. Visual effect Infected pest insects in the root zone turn red to brown [...] of action The nematodes enter the pest and release symbiotic bacteria into the pest's body cavity. These bacteria convert the host tissue into a food source [...] Preparation Remove the sachets from the box and keep them at room temperature for 30 minutes Empty the contents of the sachets into a bucket containing

Cannabis

helping to reduce their numbers and prevent further damage to the cannabis plants. Aphid control Biological pest control is an effective approach to managing [...] (Trianum) is a beneficial fungus that can be used in cannabis cultivation to prevent and control diseases. This fungus is known for its ability to colonize [...] management (IPM) is important when it comes to keeping cannabis plants healthy and productive. This is because cannabis can attract a lot of different