• SWD

  May 8, 2019

  SWD in the environment and slow the build-up of the pest to damaging levels later in the year. Early detection of SWD also ensures that there is ample time [...] south-east Asia, is now a widespread and serious threat to soft and stone fruit crops across the UK. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant and blueberry [...] easy to use and clean. They are durable and will last for several seasons. The flat base to the trap design aids stability during inspection and re-filling

• 20250158_Valto_-_Label_V10_0_8_liter_EN_-_108x195mm_-_DEF_HR.pdf

  January 1, 1970

  of safely and legally to protect humans, wildlife and the environment, especially groundwater and surface water. Pesticide disposal advice is detailed in [...] product. • If the 0.8 l container is empty it can be refilled with the diluted product and synthetic sand. The use of V10 (containing Pepino Mosaic Virus [...] glasshouses areas. READ THE LABEL BEFORE USE. USING THIS PRODUCT IN A MANNER THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE LABEL MAY BE AN OFFENCE. FOLLOW THE CODE OF PRACTICE

• Comprehensive Control Combination for Carrot Fly

  May 13, 2022

  . Traps should be positioned in the field from April, and again in June, to monitor for the emergence of the first and second adult fly generations. Psila [...] septicaemia and death. The summer treatment, against second generation larvae, is pivotal in the management of this pest. In relation to the development [...] larvae can feed externally and internally on young tap roots, but the majority of mining activity inside taproots is attributed to the creamy white third instar

• Effective Spider Mite Control on Ornamentals

  April 10, 2019

  persimilis is highly specific and is only effective against spider mites . The damage and the webbing produced by spider mites helps the predator locates [...] citri ) The Spical Ulti-Mite sachet is highly resistant to drought and moisture in glasshouse crops. This patented biocontrol system is the perfect e [...] Apply Spidex onto and around spider mite infested leaves. The predatory mites pierce the prey with their mouthparts and suck out the contents. Phytoseiulus

• Control spidermite with Phytoseiulus in soft fruit

  May 8, 2019

  balance between predator and prey is achieved. This can be seen by the new growth of the plant being free of damage, and the presence of predatory mites [...] bottle sizes of 2,000 and 10,000. The mite is a specialist predator of spider mites and does not feed on anything else. As a result it is not usually possible [...] spider mite control is achieved with the use of predatory mites , the most effective being Phytoseiulus persimilis ( Spidex ). This product is supplied in bottle

• Natutec Drive – ‘In a class of its own!’

  June 4, 2021

  accurately,’ Angel explains. ‘The two arms of the tool unfold over the crop to blow the live products accurately and uniformly over the strawberry plant foliage [...] about innovation.’ Dyson Farming is the biggest private landowner in the United Kingdom and grows a variety of crops. The family-owned agricultural company [...] es. This is where we have installed Natutec Drive . We have fitted the unit onto our heating pipes and it allows us to distribute Thripex and Chrysopa

• Biological solution against green shield bug

  June 23, 2021

  commercial partners. Over the course of the previous decade, the southern green shield bug has ravaged unheated pepper, aubergine and cucumber greenhouses in [...] aphids and whiteflies. It is possible to remove green shield bugs manually from crops, but this is only an option at low levels of infestation. That is why [...] Koppert Biological Systems is developing a biological method to combat the southern green shield bug ( Nezara viridula) . Koppert is working hard to make this

• Manual Growing lights

  January 1, 1970

  for example on the sidewalls, also take the angle of the sun into account. It can happen that the direction of the sunbeams is too low and therefore doesn’t [...] the plant rows, to optimize pollination when daylight is at its minimum. The opening and closing system is pneumatic and is controlled by a timer or the [...] relative humidity (RH). If the RH rises above 80-85%, the pollen is not released from the flowers and cannot be collected by the bumblebees (no pollination)

• World Soil Day 2022

  December 2, 2022

  fertilisers is the only way to protect our future, and help plants to become stronger and healthier, effectively benefitting human health and ensuring food [...] Every year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations holds a ‘World Soil Day’ during which it aims to raise awareness of the importance [...] year’s theme is: ‘Soils: Where Food Begins’. Throughout the world, soil nutrient loss is a major degradation process threatening nutrition. It is recognised

• Fit Roots for Plant Health

  March 30, 2021

  health is crucial to achieving the best possible yield and quality with the lowest possible dependence of pesticides. Although the plant root system is poorly [...] Roots are the physical foundation of the plant in the soil or substrate, and they take up water, minerals and metabolites to be transported to the leaves [...] elaborates on the micro life in the root zone which is often underestimated in the current practice but plays a key role in plant health and resilience.