• Carnation tortrix

  After emerging, they move or are carried by wind to the young growing points or flowers where they spin silk around terminal leaves or petals. [...] surrounded by a dense silken mass. The larvae hide inside the rolled leaves, growing tips or flowers that have been spun together. The feeding caterpillars of

• Beneficial microorganisms

  are harnessed for pest control through applications like biopesticides, where they are introduced to target pests, providing an eco-friendly alternative [...] As the insect succumbs to the fungal infection, the fungus continues to grow. Eventually, it produces more spores, which can be released into the environment

• Blueberry

  these diseases can be applied to the growing medium when the plants are being grown under permanent protection, where they will compete with the pathogenic

• Mycotal in Salad Crops

  pest control solution that can be used throughout the cropping season. How does Mycotal work? Spores are applied to the crop using conventional spraying [...] that penetrate the insect’s epicuticle before entering the inner tissues, where it rapidly proliferates, causing death of the target pest. Salad crop approvals:

• Black vine weevil

  live in the root zone in the soil where they feed on the roots. They are legless, roughly 1 mm long at hatching, but grow to approximately 12 mm. A larva [...] active again. The full-grown larvae pupate in spring in the soil. The depth where the pupae can be found varies between 2 and 20 cm. Pupae are white to cream

• Mycotal your natural partner for whitefly and thrips control

  its death. The fungus then uses the dead insect as a source of nutrients to grow and produce more spores, which can infect other insects. Why use Mycotal [...] solutions. The new generation Mycotal is now available in all countries where the product is registered. Protect your crop when temperatures drop Even [...] conditions. Several trials are showing that Mycotal is already active, growing and effective from 8 °C, which is unique. Mycotal in colder temperatures

• Mealybugs and scales

  plant sap, mealybugs and soft scales also produce honeydew (on which moulds grow) resulting in considerable damage in ornamental and fruit crops and loss [...] defoliation. The overall effect reduces photosynthesis and therefore the yield. Where flowers and fruit are concerned, these often drop off; plant sap is low in [...] Characteristically, dark sooty moulds ( Cladosporium spp.) are often found growing on this honeydew, which, as well as the white, waxy secretion of the mealybugs

• Fusarium wilt

  different symptoms. Fusarium oxysporum is the only Fusarium that actually grows inside the vessel system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the [...] as infection of the roots at the root tip or in small wounds, for example where lateral roots branch off from the tap root. How to prevent Fusarium wilt

• Trianum-P improves open field pepper production in Portugal

  excellent results in pepper crops for processing in Portugal, a country where this biological fungicide has been registered since 2018 in its two formulations [...] Trianum is a 100% natural product, authorized for organic farming and that it does not leave residues on fruit. Trianum is aligned with the positioning of the

• Powdery mildew

  to water and ‘hides’ on the underside of the leaves. Therefore, this is where the colonies mostly occur in these crops. In covered roses, the colonies [...] epidemics. Fungal spores germinate on the leaf surface and the germ tubes grow and branch out on the leaf surface. Small structures are produced, the haustoria [...] infection (by Leveillula taurica ) is through the stomata and the fungus grows inside the leaf. Later, the conidiophores in this case also protrude from