• IPM app

  into pest issues in almost real-time once uploaded from the field. Koppert iPM scouting software helps to reduce costs for pesticides, due to a highly accurate [...] restrictions. Scouting is a significant part of pest management which can assist the grower to make timely decisions and apply precision treatments. Koppert [...] developed Koppert iPM, a unique scouting software application, to assist growers with their in-depth integrated pest management program. Koppert iPM consists

• Oleander aphid

  aphid is cosmopolitan, and can be found in tropical to warm temperate regions throughout the world. It probably originated in the Mediterranean region, [...] sooty mould that grows on the honeydew. Growing tips can be deformed. Repeated heavy infestation throughout the year can lead to stunted plant growth. Life [...] of abdomen). Nymphs are similar to apterae in appearance except that they are smaller. Size ranges from 1.5 to 2.6 mm in length. Females are viviparous

• Bugs

  control of bugs Bugs can cause extensive damage to greenhouse and field crops by feeding on plant tissues and fruits, leading to deformation, discoloration [...] and eliminate harmful bugs in different crop stages. With Koppert’s biological solutions for bugs, professional growers can protect their crops effectively [...] discoloration, and yield loss. Effective bug control is key to maintaining healthy, high-quality crops. Biological control of bugs combines targeted monitoring

• Western flower thrips

  orange to almost black. Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) usually pupate in the ground, although pupae can also be found on leaves, in flowers [...] rise to deformities such as the “pig-tail” fruit sometimes found in cucumber crops. In many ornamental crops, even very low numbers of thrips can cause [...] most damaging thrips species in many greenhouse crops. The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) can be found on a wide variety of plants, including

• Oak processionary moth

  which can be actively released in the air when the larvae are disturbed. After moulting, the previous stage's hairs remain on the exuvia, but can become [...] during the day leaving at night in a characteristic procession to feed in the canopy of the trees. If the leaves on a tree become scarce, the larvae move away [...] a major pest of oak in many European countries. The common and scientific names of this moth refer to the behaviour of the larvae to form long processions

• Biological Pest Control

  viruses, or fungi, can be used to target specific pest species while leaving non-target organisms unharmed. Unlike chemical pesticides, which can have detrimental [...] n biological control focuses on enhancing the presence of natural enemies and beneficial organisms in the environment to maintain a balance between pests [...] augmentative control focuses on short-term, targeted interventions. This method is often used in agricultural settings to address immediate pest problems

• Hemispherical scale

  depends on the host plant and can vary from 2 to 4.5 mm. The young nymphs are white to yellowish, more oval in form and with a raised H-pattern on the dorsal [...] occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout the world. It is a severe pest in coffee and citrus. Many ornamental crops can also be affected [...] symptoms The scales present are usually quite easy to see as shiny brown domes on leaf undersides close to the midribs. They produce large amounts of honeydew

• Pea leaf miner

  cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown [...] across the world. This species can be particularly damaging to leaf vegetables and causes problems especially in lettuce grown on open ground. Damage symptoms [...] ground to pupate. A small percentage of the larvae remain hanging on the leaf and pupate there, sometimes on the upper surface but more commonly on the underside

• Apple scab

  symptoms of apple scab include: Olive-green to dark brown velvety spots on leaves Brown or black lesions on developing fruit Cracked, corky, misshapen, [...] support. Management should aim to limit primary (ascospore) infections in spring and reduce overwintering inoculum to prevent severe epidemics. Cultural [...] Overwintering Venturia inaequalis primarily survives the winter in infected fallen leaves on the orchard floor. Within these leaves, the fungus forms pseudothecia

• Loose smut of barley

  Infection mostly occurs before pollination and within one to two days after pollination. How to prevent Loose smut of barley Use clean seed: Apply systemic [...] General Ustilago nuda f.sp. hordei affects barley and can destroy a large proportion of the crop. It is also known as barley smut, or loose smut of barley [...] during flowering and the infected seeds are the primary source of inoculum in the next crop. The fungus survives inside the seed and when the seed germinates