show where crop protection products or fertilizers should be applied. This means we use fewer chemical agents and work with biological solutions where possible
system and increases nutrient uptake; The enhanced root and shoot growth means that the early growth rate is optimised and that both the nutritional value
from 1.5 to 2.6 mm in length. Females are viviparous and parthenogenetic, meaning that they deposit nymphs rather than eggs and that the progeny are clones
about 20% of their body weight. And they do this 4 to 5 times a day. This means that they have a voracious appetite for pest insects in the crop. ‘They show [...] growers and anticipating their problems is a daily routine at Koppert. It means that a number of factors need to work together. ‘Thanks to our continuous [...] potential for our predatory mites in agriculture. Working on large-scale farms means that we are continuously working with new technologies for the safe and effective
sclerotioides survives in the soil and is a strong saprophytic competitor, which means it can rapidly colonize ‘clean’ or sterilized soil and substrate. It aggregates
the best results and a great deal of satisfaction.’ A soft spot for Spidex Spidex or Phytoseiulus persimilis was the first predatory mite introduced by
as Amblyseius swirskii ( Swirski Ulti-Mite ), Phytoseiulus persimilis ( Spidex Vital Plus ), Orius laevigatus ( Thripor-L ) and Catolaccus hunteri (Catopar)
( Botryotinia fuckeliana / Botrytis cinerea ) is a necrotrophic fungus, meaning that it excretes compounds that kill the plant cells and then uses the content
General Pythium is considered a ‘weak pathogen’, meaning that it can usually only affect plants that are in a sub-optimal condition or suffer from stress
