• Open field pollination

  Bumblebees visit up to two times more flowers and transfer up to 2,7 times more pollen than honeybees to give growers a flying start to optimal pollination [...] leading to increased yields. Adaptability to weather conditions Bumblebees exhibit an impressive adaptability to diverse weather conditions due to their [...] per flower compared to honeybees. This abundance of pollen proves instrumental in promoting robust pollination and contributes to the development of more

• Leaf miners

  enemies, allowing the leaf miner population to erupt into serious numbers. In addition, the pesticides used to control leaf miners disrupt the biological [...] most damage all belong to the genus Liriomyza and are very common in temperate regions. Leaf miner damage Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly [...] leaf tissue which can lead to desiccation, premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In (sub)tropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato

• Inspired by Nature: New design, Same Trusted Quality

  February 1, 2023

  Partners With Nature We partner with nature to find ways of growing that are both safe and healthy. Helping growers to support, protect and strengthen their [...] are confident this new branding supports us on our journey to increase our positive impact to the world.” New Features Beautiful photography, our new logo [...] branding is rooted in nature and matches our ambition. Our mission is to contribute to 100% sustainable agriculture by partnering with nature, supporting

• Poinsettia. Main pest pressures

  May 21, 2019

  Sciarid fly, commonly known as fungus gnats, can cause serious damage to the cuttings, to the extent of killing them. The larvae feed on the young roots of [...] planting; this is key to ensuring that cuttings can form roots without being damaged, and after 14 days the roots should be sufficiently mature to avoid damage [...] Encarsia formosa , at high introduction rates for the first 4-6 weeks of growing, prior to the first spacing. After spacing, and based on the sticky trap counts

• Cyclamen main pest pressures

  May 17, 2019

  silver-grey spots on the leaves, with dark green spots of frass, and feeding marks to the flowers. Their life-cycle is very temperature-dependent. Although thrips [...] life-cycle stops. They are also very prolific egg-layers, giving rapid rise to the next generation. Thrips larvae can also transmit tomato spotted wilt virus [...] Cyclamen mite, Phytonemus pallidus , is a very tiny mite, only just visible to the naked eye, and is must commonly found in glasshouses. The mites may be

• Thrips

  of hairs. How to prevent thrips Preventing a thrips infestation in your greenhouse crop involves several strategies. Firstly, it's important to maintain [...] Thrips cause damage to the plant by piercing the cells of the surface tissue and sucking out their contents, causing the surrounding tissue to die. The resulting [...] fertilisation, as stressed plants are more susceptible to thrips infestations. Additionally, it's important to make sure thrips cannot enter your greenhouse by

• Manual Wireless Beehome

  address (see above for instructions on how to set the address/frequency) will have to be installed in the aisle. In order to prevent signal interference, the [...] transmitter’s menu The transmitter's menu is only used to connect the climate computer to the transmitter or to change the digital frequency of the transmitter [...] be set to 1. 2. This can be used to set the frequency (address) of the transmitter (there are 8 options). 3. Is never modified (is always set to 2). 4.

• Lyprauta

  roots. Especially the root tips are affected. They become black and start to rot internally. Just above the damaged area, the roots produce large numbers [...] have a long slender body. The head is brown or reddish. The pupae are white to yellow and embedded in a dense web. Adult flies are long and slender and have

• Ahold Delhaize: ‘We can't sell anything without substantiated information’

  December 18, 2018

  the shops. We need to be able to provide consumers with information about the product and show how they are produced. We are not able to do this if we do [...] consumption. Due to these differences, Leon Mol believes that the ornamentals chain should not have to copy the measures that apply to the potato, vegetable [...] According to representatives from Ahold Delhaize and Albert Heijn, ornamental plant growers across the world need to provide more transparency about their

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  is that avenues running east to west are typically free of oak processionary caterpillar, while those running north to south still have some nests. It [...] away. In some cases, we have to take curative action and extract the nests. But, on balance, Entonem makes a big difference to us in the fight against the [...] nematodes kill fewer other caterpillars , which means they are less harmful to biodiversity. This is something that is high up on the political agenda, as