• Legume Pest Monitoring Systems

  April 12, 2023

  system is a valuable addition to Koppert's growing pea pest monitoring tool portfolio. The new system will enable growers to manage this pest more effectively [...] June, leading to flower failure and significantly reduced yields in the more determinate vining peas. "The New System Will Enable Growers To Manage This [...] monitoring system has been shown to work well, accurately predicting early summer emergence of midges, and allowing growers to make well-informed decisions

• The Trianum and Vidi Parva Foundation

  February 27, 2019

  sugars to support beneficial soil life. The NatuGro products work in unison to promote and support a healthy relationship between the plant, growing media [...] The Triangle The objective is to generate and maintain a healthy and active root zone, in which the crop is stimulated to produce new roots, which in turn [...] condition of the plant, making it more resilient, and able to cope with sub-optimum growing conditions and abiotic stresses ( e.g. environment, water,

• Leek moth

  Europe. It is also found in some Asian countries and has been introduced to parts of Canada. The larvae of Acrolepiopsis assectella feed on cultivated [...] larvae mine the central leaves which have long, longitudinal grooves when growing. On onion leaves, the larvae feed on the parenchyma inside the hollow leaves [...] pupa is 7-8 mm long, its colour varies from light yellow in the beginning to brown before adult emergence. Male and female moth are 8-9 mm long, with a

• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 4, 2021

  proved to be labour-intensive, time consuming, and not always accurate. We battled to get the product uniformly dispersed. Natutec Drive is easy to use and [...] Half a year ago, Dyson Farming in the UK took the decision to acquire the Natutec Drive tool to disperse its biological pest control products. ‘It was a [...] approach to cultivation. At Dyson farming, it’s all about innovation.’ Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety

• Cannabis

  digital image analysis, to track potential threats. Scouting typically begins before planting and continues throughout the growing season, with a focus on [...] are present. These tools are designed to attract, capture, and help identify specific pests, allowing growers to assess pest populations and make informed [...] (IPM) in cannabis Integrated pest management (IPM) is important when it comes to keeping cannabis plants healthy and productive. This is because cannabis can

• trial results wireworm control

  Each of the nematodes produced by Koppert has been selected to target specific pest insects. How does it work? After application, the nematodes set out in [...] efficacy against wireworms in irrigated potato (% damage reduction compared to untreated control) Emilia-Romagna Region - North Italy, Sagea 2022 40 17

• Sustainable cultivation goes much further than pests and natural enemies

  April 19, 2018

  latest techniques and technology are growing in importance in response to Koppert's broaderfield of work. ‘If we can get to know and understand the plant better [...] The role of technology in biological control is set to grow even further; that's the prediction of Peter Maes, Koppert's director of Corporate Marketing [...] Around ten to fifteen years ago, performing a read-out of a genome was extremely expensive. These days, it is more affordable. If you have the scope to invest

• Citrus mealybug

  and can be hard to spot. They are smaller than the females, have two pairs of wings and two long tail filaments. Their sole task is to fertilize the females [...] sexually mature. Soon after becoming an adult the females start to release a sex pheromone to attract males. Males generally fly only in the early morning [...] often drop off. Plant sap is rich in sugars, but low in proteins. In order to gain an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must therefore ingest large

• Biological Pest Control

  referred to as biocontrol, is a method of managing pests using natural predators, parasitoids, or pathogens. This approach partners with nature to maintain [...] friendly products, the demand for biological pest control methods is likely to grow, making it a forward-looking choice for agriculture and pest management [...] Minimal resistance Pests typically do not develop resistance to natural enemies compared to chemical pesticides. Environmentally friendly Unlike chemical

• Tomato

  fertilized with pollen, leading to the formation of healthy fruits. To encourage pollination in tomato crops, growers need to create pollinator-friendly e [...] environments, encouraging them to shift from the use of pesticides harmful to bees, to pollinator friendly biological control solutions. Proper pollination [...] threat to tomato plants, potentially decimating yields. IPM emerges as a critical strategy. This approach combines various eco-friendly techniques to manage