• Natupol Smart

  life in the bumblebee colonies, the ‘Beehome’ system should be closed. Remove the plastic liner and the sugar water tank from the hive, then place the liner [...] workers emerge from the brood in the weeks after the introduction, increasing both colony size and pollination performance. After some weeks the colony will reach [...] maximum size and starts declining in size and pollination activity. Colony development depends on environmental conditions and the amount and quality of

• Lettuce

  however, often plagued on by a number of insect and mammal pests and fungal and bacterial diseases, and can suffer numerous nutrient deficiencies. [...] Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It

• Diglyphus isaea

  colourless and transparent, the second is yellow and semi transparent with a brown fat body, and the third larval instar is blue-green. The full-grown [...] usually pupates in the mine some distance from the dead host. Pupal stage: The pupa lies between the upper and lower epidermis of the leaf which are held [...] from the mine. This is also seen in the pillars that remain visible as black spots in the leaf. The adult is metallic green to black in colour and unlike

• Wheat

  specifically the Levant region that lies east of the Mediterranean. The wheat plant is an annual plant which is sown either in spring or autumn. The plant flowers [...] flowers from about the end of May to the beginning of June. This flowering period is rather long (usually lasting longer than a week), because not all flowers [...] flowers of one single plant open at the same time.

• Crucial information on pollination at high temperatures

  August 10, 2020

  clear on how hot climate conditions impact on both the pollinator and the plant, and the interactions between them? Koppert’s White Paper on Plant-pollinator [...] problems that can affect yield and quality. Management of temperature, humidity, and radiation is therefore essential for both plant and pollinator. The White [...] experts in the field of pollination - now clearly points out the effects of high temperatures on pollination. ‘In the past, we have always observed the impact

• Biological solution against green shield bug

  June 23, 2021

  commercial partners. Over the course of the previous decade, the southern green shield bug has ravaged unheated pepper, aubergine and cucumber greenhouses in [...] Research in 2018 to find the most effective natural enemy of this pest identified a European parasitic wasp that parasitises the eggs. The first field tests have [...] rn Europe and central Europe. The disappearance of chemical products, in combination with climate change, has resulted in an increase in the level of

• Two-spotted spider mite control in hardy nursery stock grown in polytunnels

  July 20, 2021

  temperatures early in the season, and very high temperatures occurring intermittently during the summer,” commented Steve. As part of the spider mite control [...] hairs. “For the protection of tall open canopies we like to use the Spidex Boost ® sachets, which can be attached from the plant’s petiole using the sachet’s [...] achieved using the Spidex Vital ® shaker system, but for greater accuracy in terms of application rate and distribution, the use of the Mini Airbug® or

• How to prevent Fusarium in pepper crops: Protect your plants with Trianum

  November 20, 2024

  results in yield loss. Also the plant’s vascular system can be affected, and in severe cases, the plant may even wilt and die. Fusarium infections can lead [...] applying Trianum, its spores germinate, and the fungus colonizes the roots. Through several mechanisms, Trianum protects the roots against Fusarium. Preventive [...] sprinkled into the planting hole before planting. The best results are achieved by treating the plants early at the plant nursery with Trianum-P applied via overhead

• Fortafol ‘in-favour’ for growing strawberries in re-used coir bags

  January 6, 2021

  strawberries in re-used coir bags There is a much wider and growing appreciation for the role that biostimulants play in integrated crop management systems [...] with increasing production costs and have to make difficult decisions. The declining yields in successive seasons from the re-use of strawberry bags, has [...] effects on crop plants and substrate microbes,” commented Neil Procter, Koppert’s expert on biostimulants. Neil explained that when the treatment is applied

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  protection, the plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of the plant. This is undesirable [...] energy from the plant, and it is one of the first processes to fall by the wayside if the plant cannot produce enough assimilates. In the act of self [...] not stick to the stigma. At high humidity, the pollen sticks to the stamen and does not fall onto the stigma. In conventional greenhouses, the recommended