• New Strain Of Green Peach Aphid, Myzus Persicae, Requires More Aggressive Beneficial Insects

  September 1, 2023

  Strategies To Control Myzus Persicae After a thorough diagnosis of the new strain, Koppert’s R&D established two approaches: A quick fix strategy, and a long-term [...] new strain is fast overtaking the former, and has also been found in crops such as eggplant, cabbage, chrysanthemum, roses and many others. It is establishing [...] Aphipar-M, which is more effective. ‘We have already proved its effectiveness in the lab, and are now doing cage and field trials to acquire hard data

• Raspberry

  idaeus ), also referred to as red raspberry or occasionally as European raspberry to distinguish it from other raspberries, is a red-fruited species of [...] Rubus. This particular plant species has its origins in Europe and northern Asia, but nowadays the fruit is being extensively produced in other temperate [...] autumn. Botanically speaking, the raspberry is not a berry, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets around a central core.

• Akanthomyces muscarius

  cultivation. Mycotal is safe and easy to use and can be applied using existing spraying equipment. It is compatible in the tank mix with a wide range of other [...] demanding supply chain requirements. Due to its specific mode of action, Mycotal is safe for beneficial insects, making it a powerful weapon in an integrated IPM [...] Lecanicillium muscarium is a species of beneficial fungi commonly used in biological pest control . This fungus is known for its effectiveness in controlling

• Glasshouse potato aphid

  with a brown head, a dark thorax and a dark abdomen that has pale to dark transverse bands. The body shape is similar to wingless females, but is 2.0-3 [...] sweet pepper it secretes a toxic substance, which leads to deformations in the growing tip of the plant. Precisely where the plant is pierced is unimportant [...] greenhouse potato aphid is rather squat, of medium size (1.8 - 3.0 mm long) and oval in shape. It has a light yellow-green to brown-green colour, and has

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  In gerbera, the flower buds may also be eaten. It has even been known for the caterpillars to inflict damage to the roots of crops cultivated in an e [...] which occurs about a week later, the young larva is visible within the egg. The full-grown caterpillars are 20 to 30 mm long and have a creamy white colour [...] marshland pyralid or European pepper moth (Duponchelia fovealis) is a polyphagous species feeding on a wide range of hosts from 38 plant families. They include

• Gummy stem blight

  How to prevent Gummy stem blight Before cropping: Remove all crop debris and disinfect the greenhouse Choose a cultivar that is less susceptible to internal [...] General Mycosphaerella cucumis (Didymella bryoniae) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes gummy stem blight. Damage symptoms Mycosphaerella cucumis in [...] lesions may occur. In cucumber, the most important symptom is internal fruit rot, which can only be recognized from the outside by the small narrowing of the

• Macrocheles robustulus

  out the contents. Macrocheles robustulus is a generalist predator. In addition to soil-dwelling thrips stages, it also feeds on fly larvae, mites, springtails [...] soil has to be moist, rich in organic matter and have a loose structure. The minimum temperature for successful use of Macrocheles robustulus is 15°C (59°F) [...] Macrocheles robustulus is a species of predatory mite known for its role in biological pest control , particularly in agricultural and horticultural settings

• American serpentine leaf miner

  serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii) eats its way outwards from its egg, so that its mines join to form small plates. In various other crops one finds [...] pepper, pea, bean and potato. In greenhouses, it is mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum. Today the insect is widespread across the whole world. Damage [...] miners cause damage to plants both directly and indirectly. The most direct damage is caused by the larvae mining the leaf tissue, leading to desiccation, premature

• Control spidermite with Phytoseiulus in soft fruit

  May 8, 2019

  feed on anything else. As a result it is not usually possible to use this predator in a preventative fashion; instead it is normally introduced as soon [...] continue on a weekly basis until a good balance between predator and prey is achieved. This can be seen by the new growth of the plant being free of damage [...] the most effective being Phytoseiulus persimilis ( Spidex ). This product is supplied in bottle sizes of 2,000 and 10,000. The mite is a specialist predator

• Municipality Venray: biological control of oak processionary caterpillars

  harmful to biodiversity. This is something that is high up on the political agenda, as well as being an important social issue.’ Entonem makes a big difference [...] running east to west are typically free of oak processionary caterpillar, while those running north to south still have some nests. It is possible that [...] ty of Venray a third of the tree stock in the area, some 11,000 trees, is oak. ‘We’ve been using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem as a curative measure