• Herbs

  products. In the culinary world, there is a strict difference between herbs and spices. Herbs are the leafy green or flowering parts of a plant, which can be

• Artificially lit crops pollination advice

  is sufficient daylight (e.g., between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.). If the energy screen remains closed for a full day, it's better to close the hives as [...] environment) rapid decline in colonies could occur. In the ever-evolving world of agriculture, the utilization of artificial lighting has revolutionized [...] adequate daylight. On average, bumblebees are allowed to fly between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (4 weeks before/after the shortest day), with an additional

• 100% Sustainable Agriculture

  experience A healthy future, that's quite a challenge. Growing a resilient crop takes expert knowledge and a great deal of experience! Growing in a sustainable [...] that contribute to a healthy, safe, resilient and productive crop. All this with the aim of achieving sustainable food production for a healthy planet. Partners [...] solutions for the challenges you face as a modern farmer. This approach is bearing fruit: farmers around the world are now working with natural products from

• Adalia bipunctata

  as the two-spot ladybird or the two-spotted ladybug, is a species of a predatory beetle. As a natural enemy of aphids , Adalia bipunctata contributes to [...] bipunctata is available in a cotton bag ( Aphidalia ). Open the bag and attach it to the tree near the first branch with a nail or wire stitch Apply 1 [...] trees. Use at least one cotton bag per tree and up to 3 bags for large trees. Consult a Koppert advisor or a recognised distributor of Koppert products for

• Sugar beet

  conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown. The plant consists of the root and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the [...] (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. The root of sugar beets contain high levels of sucrose. It has a conical [...] and subtropical zones. The soil must contain a large supply of plant food, be rich in humus and must retain a great deal of moisture.

• Heterorhabditis bacteriophora

  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 [...] in controlling a variety of insect pests. Heterorhabditis bacteriophora nematodes infect their hosts by entering through natural openings or the cuticle [...] pests through a process called parasitism. When applied, these microscopic roundworms actively seek out beetle larvae. Once they locate a suitable host

• Wireless Beehome

  orientation. This has a negative effect on pollination . Mode of action Each Wireless Beehome receiver can open or close the hive entrance of a Natupol hive on [...] controlled by a signal from the climate computer or a timer connected to the central transmitter. Presentation The Wireless Beehome system consists of a receiver [...] in the greenhouse and a distance of around 100/150 metres depending placement and greenhouse construction. The moment of opening and closing the hive entrance

• Onion

  onion, is a vegetable. This particular species is the most extensively produced species of the genus of Allium . The onion plant is usually a biennial or [...] are popular and therefore cultivated and used for cooking all around the world. Their flesh is pungent when chopped, because it contains particular chemical

• Grapes

  About The common grape vine ( Vitis vinifera ) is a species of Vitis . The plant comes originally from the Mediterranean region, central Europe and so [...] southern Germany and Iran. The grape is the fruit of this plant and is actually a berry. Grapes are consumed fresh and they are processed to make wine or juice [...] are between 5,000 and 10,000 varieties of Vitis vinifera grapes, but only a few play an important commercial role when it comes to the production of wine

• Two-spotted spider mite

  mites? Two-spotted spider mite ( Tetranychus urticae ) is a pest of many crops throughout the world. Despite their small size, they are capable of very rapidly [...] check. Especially predatory mites in sachets are a good preventative measure as the sachets enable a continuous supply of predatory mites even before the [...] or almost black. Males are smaller and more active than the females, with a body that is narrower and more pointed at the rear. Colour is very variable: