• Cut flowers

  Caribbean. Is grown from a bulb as a cut flower or sold as a pot plant. Freesia : The freesia is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant from the Iridaceae [...] South America. It is a bulb plant from the large family of the Amaryllidaceae, the narcissus family. The Hippeastrum comes from America, from northern Argentina [...] hybrids, descended from a number of freesias. Lily : Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants. Most lilies originate from temperate areas in the

• Protected vegetables

  pesticides, there's a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative known as biological pest control . Biological control, also known as biocontrol, is a natural [...] cultivation, IPM plays a pivotal role in ensuring both crop health and environmental sustainability. Understanding IPM IPM is a holistic and proactive [...] diseases in vegetable crops is essential for maintaining crop health and ensuring a successful harvest. Disease management involves a combination of preventive

• Crop Monitoring and Scouting

  phrase "knowledge is power" couldn't be truer. Crop monitoring and scouting are crucial practices that can determine the success or failure of a harvest. These [...] yield. Crop monitoring and scouting is the systematic observation of crops throughout their growth cycle. This involves a close inspection of plants for signs [...] Addressing these issues promptly ensures that crops remain healthy and continue to thrive. Digital scouting apps In the digital age, scouting is aided by mobile

• Chrysoperla carnea

  Chrysoperla carnea , commonly known as the green lacewing, is a beneficial insect used in agriculture as a natural predator of various pest insects. It belongs [...] carnea 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) [...] daylight hours. The larvae grasp their prey from below and lift them in their jaws. The prey is injected with a salivary fluid that digests the body contents

• Trianum_G_EAMU_2.pdf

  Member States (a list of which is available from the Health and Safety Executive) and the EC Commission. Failure to comply with this requirement is an offence [...] approved active substances included in Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, or if a decision is taken to withdraw or amend this Extension of authorisation under Regulation [...] ion to notify information on potentially dangerous effects, a contravention of which is a criminal offence under those Regulations. 5. Neither the efficacy

• Diglyphus isaea

  Diglyphus isaea is a small parasitic wasp belonging to the family Eulophidae within the order Hymenoptera . It is widely recognized for its role as a biological [...] isaea is most effective at temperatures between 15°C and 25°C (59 and 77°F). Behaviour of the parasitic wasp Diglyphus isaea Diglyphus isaea is a parasitoid [...] mine to pupate. There are three larval instars: the first is colourless and transparent, the second is yellow and semi transparent with a brown fat body

• Maximize pollination in tomato

  pollination activity. A single visit by a bumblebee is typically sufficient for successful pollination. Fruit setting occurs once a flower has been adequately [...] three hives together. It is important to position the hives in such a way that the hive exits point in different directions, away from the crop. This arrangement [...] humidity ranges. They are most active between 8 °C and 28 °C, with a gradual decrease in activity beyond 28 °C. It is important to provide suitable conditions

• Sportnem-T

  Nematodes can be applied using a watering can, an airblast sprayer, through a sprinkler system, with a backpack sprayer, or a vehicle-mounted spray unit To [...] solution as soon as it is prepared and within a short timeframe. Do not store mixed suspensions Dosage Sportnem-T is typically applied at a rate of 2.5 billion [...] tank with the required amount of water If tank mixing with a compatible product, add Sportnem-T at the end to a fully filled tank Apply directly after

• Wheat bunt

  General Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis only differ in one gene and easily hybridize. There is debate whether they should indeed be considered separate [...] on all spikelets, showing the bunt (smut spore) they contain, which is larger than a normal kernel. The bunt balls are grey-brown. They rupture at harvest [...] contaminate healthy kernels, which in turn become a source of disease in the next season. Infection is strongly correlated to temperature and precipitation

• Knowing & recognizing

  characteristics. Shop now Koppert - A knowledge company The use of biological control is not a simple process, it has become a complex system in which many aspects [...] the reader with the necessary information to understand the interaction between pests, diseases and their natural enemies. It explains how they spread in