• Swirski-Mite

  swirskii is most effective at temperatures between 20 and 32°C (68 and 90°F). It is not effective at temperatures below 18°C/64°F. Amblyseius swirskii is sensitive [...] larvae of whitefly . Crops Do not use in tomato. Mode of action Predatory mites use their piercing mouthparts to extract the contents of their prey. Pack [...] cap to open the dosage hole Sprinkle material on leaves or pour into Diboxes Make sure the material remains on the introduction site for at least a few

• Pherodis Fruit Fly Attractant

  In combination with a Drososan trap, monitoring and trapping of Drosophila suzukii in various fruit crops. Pests Spotted wing drosophila ( Drosophila suzukii) [...] cannot escape and drown in the luring substance. Presentation 5 litre container. Application Fruit Fly Attractant is ready to use Fill the Drososan trap [...] has evaporated or is saturated with flies Dosage For the number of traps to be used see instructions for Drososan . Combined use Use in combination with

• Pea

  This popular vegetable is a round seed in the seed pod of the fruit, Pisum sativum . Pods of this plant develop from the ovary of a pea flower and carry [...] vegetable is a bright green colour, sometimes yellow or purple and widely grown as a cool season vegetable crop. Immature peas are consumed as a vegetable

• Common cockchafer

  developed yellow legs. It takes three or four years for the larvae to fully develop. The grubs are 10 to 20 mm in the first autumn, 30 to 35 mm by the following [...] stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult beetle. The adult beetle is 25 to 30 mm long, with a dark head, black pronotum covered with [...] following autumn, and 40 to 46 mm in the spring of their third year. The pupa is 25 to 35 mm long and whitish brown.

• Sweet pepper

  The sweet pepper, also referred to as bell pepper or just pepper, is part of a specific group of cultivars that belongs to the species Capsicum annuum . [...] brown. The sweet pepper is a very rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. The level of carotene is even nine times higher in red peppers. Red coloured [...] different cultivars of the sweet pepper plant bear fruit in different colours ranging from vanilla/white and yellow to orange, green and red and even dark

• Chrysopa-E

  conditions Chrysoperla carnea is effective in a wide temperature range including low temperatures (average > 12°C/54°F). It is most effective at 20-28°C (68-82°F) [...] areas and repeated at weekly intervals until control is achieved. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for advice [...] prey and suck their body fluids. Visual effect Prey is sucked out, shrivelled skins are difficult to find. Chrysoperla carnea larvae are active mainly during

• Goat moth

  cossus ), is a pest of broad-leafed trees. It is most often found in birch, ash, willow and elm but can also attack fruit trees. It is widespread in Europe [...] caterpillars are up to 10 cm long, pink when young, later with yellowish sides and a dark red back with a black head. The pupa is 5-6 cm long, dark brown [...] at night in June or July and lay eggs on tree trunks in batches of up to 50. After the eggs hatch, the larvae bore into the bark and down to the sap wood

• Municipality Doetinchem: Entonem nematodes managing oak processionary caterpillar

  ‘We think it is important to maintain the biodiversity in the centre, and public opinion is quite sensitive to spraying here. We worked in consultation [...] decided that in spring we would start using Koppert’s nematode product Entonem . A major advantage is that the bycatch of other caterpillars is much lower [...] lower, which is a great benefit to biodiversity. In mid-April, we started using nematodes at locations with significant contact options within the built-up

• Pine processionary moth

  provenances. In general, the integument is darker in colder areas and varies from dull bluish-grey to black. Pupation takes place in the soil in an oval, [...] The caterpillars move in a file searching for a suitable site to tunnel underground and pupate in the soil. Pupation takes place at a depth of about 10 cm [...] visible. Defoliation damage is extremely serious in young reforested areas where it may lead to death of trees, directly or as a consequence of attack by

• Eggplant

  eggplant and in South Africa and Southeast Asia it is known as brinjal. The eggplant is a member of the genus Solanum and is thus related to the tomato and potato [...] Solanum melongena ) is a specific species of nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant [...] potato. Botanically speaking however, the eggplant is classified as a berry. The fruit contains many small and soft seeds. These seeds taste rather bitter