• Manual Wireless Beehome

  after the shortest day (mid December – mid January) • o Open at 10:00 o Close at 14:00 • 4 weeks before and after the shortest day (mid November – mid [...] If this command was already given earlier in the day, the receiver will not open until the next day. If you want the bumblebees to fly out immediately [...] command for 11 minutes. The transmitter usually emits this signal twice a day (hives open in the morning and hives closed in the afternoon). Please note:

• How a little predatory mite laid the foundation for biocontrol today

  June 5, 2024

  became consultants as well as producers – something we still do to this very day.’ ‘A few things worked in our favour during the years. Pests were increasingly [...] people who work here. We do it together. To innovate, to bring something new to the market, that’s in our genes. The commitment to finding solutions for

• Pollination under artificial lights

  December 18, 2018

  hive and give advice on how to enhance the work of our bumblebees in poor (day)light conditions. We hope that our growers are going to make good use of our [...] capacity by 12% in 2017. The company’s R&D department is hoping to announce a new feature to their Natupol range before the end of this year. Download checklist

• Phytoseiulus persimilis

  female consumes up to five adult spider mites or 20 young larvae or eggs per day. Because the development rate of the predatory mite is roughly twice that [...] absence of spider mites and predatory mites will become cannibalistic. If new hot spots of spider mites appear, it may be necessary to reintroduce predatory

• Getting a head start - The importance of scouting in winter

  January 31, 2025

  surface; some insects may be nocturnal and burrow into the soil during the day, making it difficult to identify the culprit. Leaf-feeding is more obvious [...] Carefully inspect plant tissues, especially the undersides of leaves and new growth, where pests often hide. Look for signs of feeding damage, excrement

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  reduced below the danger levels for pollination. Pollination also has a minimum day time temperature limit of 16° C, below which the pollen is not viable. pedicel [...] a couple of hours has a negligible effect on pollination. However, a full day above 30° C has an immediate effect on pollination. If the temperature reaches [...] d. When temperatures are above these thresholds, any means to reduce the day or night temperature must be used. This includes using cooling at night.