• Legume Pest Monitoring Systems

  April 12, 2023

  systems that have become unavailable to growers in recent years. Pea midge is a pest that affects mainly vining peas, although combining peas are occasionally [...] Richard Binks, Koppert UK's Agri technical lead, says "the pea midge system is a valuable addition to Koppert's growing pea pest monitoring tool portfolio [...] at rbinks@koppert.co.uk for further details. The Pea and Bean Weevil Trap is also available from Koppert UK.

• Effective Wireworm Control In Potato Crops With Beneficial Nematodes

  July 19, 2024

  beetles , which lay eggs in the soil, can help predict wireworm infestations and is also a helpful protocol in which to determine the species of the pest. Digging [...] thorough coverage of the root zone where wireworms larvae are active. Timing is critical, as nematodes are most effective against young wireworm larvae in [...] applying split doses can be followed to ensure that the whole risk period is covered. The use of beneficial nematodes for wireworm control offers several

• Gilfresh Pumpkin Pollination Providing Excellent Yields

  May 5, 2023

  head of farm operations at Gilfresh, who explained the relationship Gilfresh is presently enjoying with Koppert as they continue to produce healthy and productive [...] increase pollination efforts through the use of Koppert Hives: "County Armagh is known as Ireland's orchard county due to the number of apple orchards located [...] vital to increased yields in an expanding company such as Gilfresh, Koppert is showing to be at the heart of success stories across the growing industry

• Pollination checklist Growing lights

  Do not keep a hive closed for longer than one day unless additional pollen is fed to the bees. Bumblebee pollination of preferably at least 4 hours per [...] 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 [...] opening systems Automatic Opening Systems allow the bumblebees to fly when there is enough daylight present. Wireless BeeHome system (WBH) can be controlled either

• Caterpillar control in greenhouse crops

  June 20, 2019

  harmful caterpillars that occur in the greenhouse belong to the Noctuidae, which is the largest of all the lepidopteran families. Their forewings are mostly shades [...] pronubana ). Cacoecimorpha pronubana - Carnation tortrix Lepidopteran biology is largely comparable. Females lay eggs on leaves either in groups or individually [...] help with identification, and effective spray applications. Controlling weeds is also important, as these can act as alternative hosts for caterpillars . Important

• Poinsettia. Main pest pressures

  May 21, 2019

  nematodes per m 2 of cultivated area Apply at 2, 5 and 8 days after planting; this is key to ensuring that cuttings can form roots without being damaged, and after [...] te Introduction of the predatory mite Swirski-Mite, Amblyseius swirskii , is also very important for whitefly and thrips control strategies. This natural

• Mini-Airbug, Rapid deployment of beneficials.

  May 8, 2019

  predatory mites to the entire crop, or localised pest control. The device is convenient, and ideal for releasing various types of predatory mite in a single