• Olive scale

  Removal of large quantities of sap debilitate the plant and can cause wilting, desiccation of tissues and dieback. Life cycle and appearance of Olive scale [...] General The olive scale, Saissetia oleae , is a cosmopolitan pest of citrus and olives and occurs widely in tropical regions and in greenhouses throughout [...] amounts of honeydew causing build-up of sticky deposits on nearby surfaces. The honeydew may attract attendant ants and sooty moulds grow on the sugary deposits

• Tomato looper

  three pairs of prolegs, instead of the normal five and therefore the caterpillar moves with the same looping motion as an inchworm (geometrid). The cocoon is [...] species originating in the Mediterranean and northern Africa. The larva is highly polyphagous and feeds on plants of over 20 families, among them crops such [...] 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

• Onion fly

  or in the soil close to the base of onion plants. The onion fly larvae that emerge from the eggs tunnel into the onion bulbs, harming the roots and foliage [...] even death of the onion plant. The roots and leaves are harmed when the onion fly larvae tunnel into the onion bulbs. This damage may decrease the quality [...] starts with the right approach. Growers must carefully monitor the development of the onion fly. This way he knows when the first flight of the onion fly

• Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

  host, resulting in the emergence of a new generation of nematodes that can continue to seek out and infect other pests in the area. In this way, Heterorhabditis [...] multiply and cause septicemia, ultimately killing the host within a few days. The nematodes then feed and reproduce within the cadaver of the dead host [...] nematodes enter the pest's body through natural openings. Once inside the pest, the nematodes release symbiotic bacteria, typically of the genus Photorhabdus

• Drososan

  to hang the traps is in the shade along the sides of the plot, in the hedge (if available) and in the crop. If the crop is low, make sure the traps hang [...] by the liquid attractant. Once in the trap they drown in the attractant. The trap has been specifically designed to prevent the undesired trapping of other [...] above the ground. In taller crops, the traps can be placed in the crop Protect the traps against direct sunlight Check the traps weekly Once the luring

• Picusan

  dispenser in the top basket of the trap When using the kairomone: place the kairomone in the white bucket of the trap Pheromone and kairomone can be used [...] For monitoring: 6 traps per hectare (2 in the centre of the field spaced at 25 metres and 4 at the borders of the field spaced at 100 metres) For protective [...] omone which lures the male and female weevils into the trap. Once in the trap, they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. This effectively

• Tutasan

  Preparation Place the pheromone dispenser in the green canister and attach it to the upper central part of the trap Fill the trap with water to the level indicated [...] ic pheromone which lures the male moths to the trap where they get trapped in the water. Trapping males reduces the amount of eggs laid by females who [...] connect the trap to a dripper and make sure the water drips properly into the trap Add a small quantity of vegetable oil or liquid soap to the water A

• Bruchid Beetle Trap

  lure which attracts the male and female weevils into the trap. Once in the trap, they cannot escape and are easy to detect, count and identify. Presentation [...] Preparation Place the funnel on to the green bucket Place the pheromone dispenser in the transparent top Fix the transparent top to the funnel with a twist [...] action lining up the slots Application Place trap on a 1 metre stick Place one trap on the north edge and one trap on the south edge of the field Dosage Two

• Koppert collaborates with Valto to control harmful tomato virus

  October 8, 2018

  growers and currently protects a substantial percentage of the total production of tomatoes in the Netherlands. ‘ V10 has proved its worth during the course [...] product in the Netherlands, Koppert Biological Systems will be responsible for the distribution and sale of this natural viral solution to the rest of the [...] composed of two mild variants of the Pepino Mosaic Virus (VX1 and VC1) and provides twofold protection against various damaging symptoms of the PepMV EU

• Common asparagus beetle

  which may contaminate the plant. Life cycle and appearance of Common asparagus beetle The life cycle of the asparagus beetle has the following stages: egg [...] rows of white or yellow spots. Eggs are oval and black to greenish brown and laid singly or in rows of 3 to 10 eggs, standing perpendicularly on the branches [...] General The common asparagus beetle ( Crioceris asparagi ) is a major, host-specific pest of asparagus in most asparagus producing regions of the world.