• World Food Day 2020

  October 16, 2020

  plant vegetation. It enables plants to cope with abiotic stress and produce good yield and quality under conditions with few resources. Changing consumer [...] the way to improve future food production, a food production where microbiological solutions can contribute to soil health and plant resilience to stress [...] production and are working hard to further develop this potential into affordable products that are proven to be effective to enable more sustainable production

• Amblyseius andersoni

  leaf veins to rest. Their colour can vary according to the prey eaten, and varies from almost lucent whitish to opaque white or yellow. Due to their size [...] andersoni contributes significantly to sustainable farming practices by offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. The [...] also be applied with (Mini)-Air(o)bug The dosage of Anso-Mite depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular

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

  January 6, 2021

  Fortafol-D provides to strawberry crops growing in first, second or third year coir bags. Growers are continually under pressure with increasing production [...] production costs and have to make difficult decisions. The declining yields in successive seasons from the re-use of strawberry bags, has to be weighed up against [...] are used, which, however, comes attached with a big price tag. Beneficial effects “Fortafol-D is a solution with a range of beneficial effects on crop plants

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

  July 20, 2021

  from tall to prostrate, with open or tightly closed canopies, and with and without leaf hairs. “For the protection of tall open canopies we like to use the [...] position, a small incision to the sachet allows the predators to escape over the ensuing 7-10 days,” explained Steve. For plants with a well-established canopy [...] of a diverse range of plants often leads to a much wider range of pests that require a mix of ICM solutions to keep pests below population thresholds at

• Neoseiulus californicus

  transparent to white in colour and are deposited on the underside of the leaves. They are smaller than those of Phytoseiulus persimilis but similar to eggs of [...] also be applied with (Mini)-Air(o)bug The dosage of Spical depends on climate, crop and pest density and should always be adjusted to the particular situation [...] californicus is a selective predator of Tetranychid mites, i.e. it prefers to feed on spider mites but can also feed and survive on other prey, including

• Mirical - Revolutionary Packaging Simplifies Application & Maximises Whitefly Control

  January 8, 2024

  the bugs ' predatory behaviours to control Whitefly in a number of greenhouse vegetables. True to Koppert's commitment to sustainable agriculture, the new [...] Easier to apply and with more accutate dosing, Mirical offers enhanced pest control. Koppert's proven and trusted biological solution for the control of [...] clumping and improves the distribution of the bugs in the crop. Easier to apply and with more exact dosing, this new and improved solution results in a faster

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  need max. 2 hours to return to their hive 15:00 Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee [...] later the lights are turned on, the more time (overlap with daylight) there is for the bumblebees to pollinate. For pollination, bumblebees need at least [...] the transmitter to the climate computer. Heat Do not turn the lights on before midnight Screens and filters Place the Natupol hive with the WBH on a Natupol

• Limonica strong contender against persistent thrips

  August 5, 2025

  for its rapid spread and damage to peppers and strawberries, this species is well-targeted by Limonica due to its ability to feed on second instar larvae [...] dorsalis , along with established ones such as Frankliniella occidentalis , Thrips tabaci and Echinothrips americanus , continue to cause damage and spread [...] needed to confirm its efficacy across different crops and climates. Strengths and considerations “What makes Limonica stand out is its ability to establish

• Isonet T for Tuta absoluta

  April 10, 2019

  T the glasshouse becomes saturated with the pheromone of T. absoluta , with the result that male moths are unable to find females for mating, and hence [...] one of which contains an aluminium wire to enable its positioning in the greenhouse, and the other filled with the specific T. absoluta sex pheromone (see [...] Tomato crop with Isonet T applied Tomato growers, on whose sites Tuta has been observed previously, are therefore strongly recommended to order Isonet

• 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 [...] ambitions are also an important factor to us.’ Information included with the product is essential according to Mol. ‘After all, the products from the