Citripar

make a hole in the sticker on the lid. Use the label to hang the tube in the crop following the instructions on the label itself. Hang the tube on a place [...] develop in the mummified skin of the host and look like swollen mealybug larvae. Empty pupae have an irregular exit hole at the posterior end of the mummy [...] out of direct sunlight. Leave tubes in the crop for at least two weeks. Carry out adequate ant control. Dosage The dosage of Citripar depends on climate

Spidex Boost

sachets by the cardboard strip at the top, to avoid damaging the predatory mites In contrast to other Koppert products containing mites in sachets, Spidex [...] mites . Presentation Sachets in cardboard box Carrier Wood-chips. Application Hang sachets in sheltered locations in the crop, not exposed to direct sunlight [...] always be adjusted to the particular situation. Start introduction preventively or as soon as the first spider mites are detected in the crop. Use at least

Blueberry aphid

white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Wingless females of the blueberry aphid are pale yellow-green. The siphunculi are long and straight. Blueberry [...] produce females. The aphids are mainly found on young shoots. Peak aphid densities are reached in June and July. Sexual adults are produced in September and [...] symptoms Blueberry aphids live in dense colonies on young shoots of blueberry bushes and produce large amounts of sticky honeydew. The aphids spread blueberry

Cactus mealybug

their name from the fact that the body of the females from the third nymphal instar onwards are covered with a white waxy material in the form of powder [...] wholly engaged in seeking females to fertilize. The female second instar nymph, on the other hand, moults into a third instar, and then into the adult female [...] by the trade in ornamental plants. Damage symptoms The cactus mealybug usually infests stems but can occasionally be found on crowns, roots. and flowers

Mottled arum aphid

sexual stage in the life cycle. Wingless females of the mottled arum aphid are shiny whitish, yellowish or green with black cross bands behind the head, broken [...] excellent substrate for the growth of black sooty mould. Large areas of mould covering the leaves can reduce photosynthesis and also result in an unattractive [...] With each moult they shed white skin, betraying their presence in the crop. Reproduction of the mottled arum aphid is entirely by parthenogenesis, with un

Tomato looper

Older instars eat through the leaves, which make them appear skeletonized. The last two instars may eat the entire leaf except for the midrib or other large [...] white marks on the forewing that sometimes overlap each other. The hindwings are brown. The body is brown and hairy and, when at rest, the hairy dorsal plume [...] ribs. They are deposited singly or in pairs throughout the crop, on the lower and upper surfaces of leaves. The caterpillar passes through 6 instars. It has

Horiver Drystick

spp. Mode of action Insect pests are attracted to the colour of the sticky trap and get caught in the glue. Presentation Polysterene cards coated with dry [...] wires or sticks at max. 30 cm above the crop and adjust height when plants are growing Do not place traps in-between the plants as parasitic wasps will then [...] then also be trapped Remove the silicone cover paper from both sides of the trap Replace the traps when largely covered by insects and/or debris Dosage

Arable crops

Cutworms

will occasionally tunnel into the growing stalk, disrupting the sap flow in the plant. Life cycle and appearance of Cutworms The adults of Agrotis spp. have [...] and hide in the ground during the day. Damage from these instars is usually observed as a cutting of young seedlings, often causing death of the cut seedlings [...] turn darker. They are laid separately or in batches on the ground, or on the plant close to ground level. The larvae are yellowish when hatching with a

Leek moth

hatching, the young larva explores the surface and mines the green leaves. On reaching the third instar, the larva penetrates the young leaves, the flower [...] triangle in the middle of the posterior edge of the forewings. The hindwings are uniformly grey. The moth are active at night and rest during the day. D [...] flower stalk or the inflorescence of the host plant. Feeding on the leaf tissue by the caterpillars causes a reduction in plant growth; if larvae are numerous