• Sciarid flies

  damage is the immediate result of larvae feeding on the roots. The larvae feed mainly on decaying plant material and on algae and fungi present in the soil [...] of Sciarid flies The life cycle of sciarid flies has the following stages: egg, four larval instars, a pupal instar, and the adult. The adult insects are [...] small hole in the ground. Pupae are white, but later become yellow to brown. The posterior end of the pupa remains mobile. Recommended for you Macrocheles

• Phytophthora: symptoms starting to show

  April 7, 2021

  If the demand for assimilates exceeds the supply, then the crop will naturally push resources to meet the needs of the flowers and fruit. As the plant [...] plant reduces the investment in the roots, they retract and the diversity of the rhizosphere decreases. This leads to three things happening: The uptake of [...] (Trianum or Vitix) to develop the diversity in the substrate, the best results are achieved when the root system is active. For further information of developing

• Roots Growers positive about Mycotal against whitefly

  notice that the whitefly’s development cycle had clearly been inhibited in the spots treated with Mycotal. We used the same dosage of Enermix in the three test [...] blastospores from the fungus Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6 in Mycotal. Blastospores are the spores that are usually formed as a means for the fungus to spread [...] is responsible for cultivation and plant protection at Roots Growers’ Honselersdijk site in the Netherlands. Located along Zwethlaan, the company’s headquarters

• Ulti-Mite: Revolutionising biocontrol with innovative predatory mite sachets

  systems. Since 2016, the Ulti-Mite version of Amblyseius swirskii has been on the market. Nowadays the Ulti-Mite sachet is also available for our predatory mites [...] Similar to other sachet products, the feeder mite population inside increases, creating a sustainable food source for the predatory mites to build new populations [...] prospects The water-resistant foil used for Ulti-Mite opens up new possibilities in outdoor crop protection , such as citrus cultivation. The innovative

• 100% Sustainable Agriculture

  productive crop. All this with the aim of achieving sustainable food production for a healthy planet. Partners with nature, that is the guiding principle in everything [...] our founder was the first to introduce a natural enemy to combat spider mite in horticulture. In doing so, he laid the foundation for today’s Koppert, [...] farmers We look at the problems at hand with fresh and experienced eyes. All this enables us to develop targeted natural solutions for the challenges you face

• Long-tailed mealybug

  mealybug The long-tailed mealy bug is easily recognized by the long, posterior tail filaments, which are at least the length of the body itself. The length [...] growing on this honeydew. Additionally, the white, waxy secretion of the mealybugs, reduces the ornamental value of the affected plants. Fruit and flowers are [...] them unfit for sale, and the reduced level of photosynthesis in the leaves also reduces flower and fruit production. In ornamental crops, the mere presence

• Spidex Vital Plus – Effective spider mite control in a sachet

  emerging from the sachets make sure that the predatory mites are present in the crop over a longer period of time making it difficult for spider mites to [...] hotspots no chance The innovative rearing system created by the sachets of Spidex Vital Plus allows Phytoseiulus persimilis to multiply in the sachet and disperse [...] disperse into the crop over a period of several weeks, extending the efficacy. Spidex Vital Plus has been specifically developed to build up defense lines

• Koppert Launches Renewed Side Effects App

  October 11, 2024

  this cutting-edge AI tool. The new Digital Assistant feature on the app won the international GreenTech concept award in June for its potential to contribute [...] Integrated Pest Management tools on the market.' The Koppert One Side Effects app evaluates the compatibility of various pesticides, considering both direct [...] Assistant New features of the renewed Side Effects app include Koppert’s Digital Assistant, making the Side Effects app the first of Koppert’s digital

• Caterpillars

  belong to the Noctuidae (the noctuid or owl moths), which is the largest of all lepidopteran families. Most adults of this family are nocturnal. The caterpillars [...] pupate in the ground. Another family containing several species that damage greenhouse crops is the leafroller family, the Tortricidae. The name ‘leafroller’ [...] not able to chew and therefore graze the underside of leaves. This causes a window effect where the epidermis of the upper leaf surface remains undamaged

• Entonem keeps young orchids free from fungus gnats

  growth During the 25 week propagation period, Floricultura applies an Entonem treatment every ten days for the first five weeks. In the interim, the crop is [...] clear to see: the company uses ten different beneficials for its two sites in Heemskerk, the Netherlands and its third location in Assendelft, the Netherlands [...] also uses the predatory soil mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus . Investigating the effect of spraying Every week, Floricultura examines the action of the nematodes