• Natupol

  Place the hive on a horizontal platform (avoid inclination, otherwise sugar water may leak) Position the hive about 20-60 cm above the ground in the shade [...] such a way that the hive is exposed to the first daylight Wait for at least 15 minutes after positioning the hive before opening the hive entrance, this [...] bumblebee colonies, the ‘Beehome’ system should be closed. Remove the plastic liner and the sugar water tank from the hive, then place the liner back inside

• Bugs

  wings flat over their body when at rest. The wings overlap each other exposing the scutellum, a prominent triangular region of the thorax between the wing [...] control Learn more about What are bugs? Heteropteran bugs form a group in the order Hemiptera , a highly diverse group of insects, containing both harmful and [...] and puncture holes. The most obvious damage is the deformation of growing points. They also cause tissue damage and deformed growth as a result of toxic

• Tomato moth

  As in most noctuid moths, the hindwing is greyish and lighter than the forewing, with a darker shadow at the margin. The antennae are long and thin. Head [...] seek a protected place just below the ground surface or under rockwool matting. A light, loose silk cocoon is spun and two or three days later a red-brown [...] oleracea) are a reddish-brown with a feint light brown, kidney-shaped marking, and a thin, toothed white line along the posterior edge of the forewing. As

• Comprehensive Control Combination for Carrot Fly

  May 13, 2022

  attributed to the creamy white third instar larvae. The adult fly is 6-8 mm long, has two pairs of wings, a reddish-brown head, a shiny black thorax and a dark [...] on a Carrot root Carrot fly The Carrot fly, Psila rosae, emerges from overwintering pupae, to lay white, ovoid eggs, in cracks in the soil surface, close [...] cone-shaped dispenser with a lid. Each dispenser is positioned in the field on a supporting pole. The standard dispenser introduction rate is 4/ha, but this

• How to protect bumblebees from heat

  temperatures The effects of the environmental temperature and sun radiation on the internal hive temperature can be great. We advise growers to protect the hive [...] it in a cool spot. There are various methods available for growers to do so: Right placement Placing the hive near the ground on the shade of the crop can [...] can keep the temperatures inside the hive lower. Shading Providing effective shading to the top and the sides of the hive or providing an installation

• Mycotal in Salad Crops

  July 5, 2019

  Akanthomyces muscarius Ve6 Make the most of Mycotal in your salad crop IPM strategy Mycotal is a spore formulation of the insect pathogenic fungus Lecanicillium [...] and is used for the control of the glasshouse whitefly , Trialeurodes vaporariorum , and tobacco whitefly , Bemisia tabaci . Mycotal is a novel pest control [...] control solution that can be used throughout the cropping season. How does Mycotal work? Spores are applied to the crop using conventional spraying equipment

• Potato aphid

  from the plant and disturb the balance of growth hormones. As a result, the plant’s growth is retarded giving rise to deformed leaves or, if the infestation [...] extract large quantities of sap to get sufficient protein. The excess sugar is secreted in the form of honeydew, making the crop and its fruit sticky. Black [...] betraying their presence in the crop. The adult potato aphid is a large, slender aphid with long, green cornicles, long legs, and a long cauda. Adults are usually

• Mycotal FAQ

  during the day. Humidity levels must be 70%(RH) at the moment of application and a couple of hours after the application. The humidity within the leaf [...] Mycotal is a natural insecticide. It contains a so called entomopathogenic fungus, a fungus that disables and kills insects. The product is packed in a cardboard [...] penetrate the pest’s body cavity. Here they proliferate and destroy the tissues, killing the insect. At high humidity, the fungus then grows through the insect

• Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

  control The predatory beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is a species of beetle belonging to the family Coccinellidae. The beneficial insect is a small but [...] species such as the citrus mealybug and the long-tailed mealybug . The predatory beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is used for the control of the following pests: [...] Once the supply of mealybugs becomes inadequate, the ladybirds fly off in search of new prey. Sometimes the larvae resort to cannibalism under these

• Southern European marshland pyralid

  overlapping in a tile-like fashion on both the upper and lower surface of leaves close to the veins, or low on the stem or stalk close to the ground. The pinkish [...] colour. Along the dorsal surface of the body there are pairs of dark dots. The dark head is also conspicuous, as are the four dark dots behind the head capsule [...] caterpillars often stay in the lower strata of the crop, sometimes attacking the stem of the plant as well as the leaves. Late instar larvae burrow into soft