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

  January 31, 2025

  behaviour in winter and early spring Many pests, including aphids , mites, and various larvae, can survive the winter in various life stages, such as eggs or [...] under cool and wet conditions during the winter months. The symptoms are apparent in winter and early spring. Early symptoms are yellowing and browning of [...] of leaf tips, and in a later stage crown and root rot. This gives distinctive brown patches across the field at the end of the winter. Many insects can

• Dwarf bunt

  are generally broader and the glumes opened wider, than in plants infected with Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis Life cycle and appearance of Dwarf bunt [...] soft white and hard red winter wheats, as well as dwarf bunt. Damage symptoms Tilletia controversa causes (bunted) heads that are slender and remain green [...] seedlings even before emergence and the fungi grow inside the plants to the growing tip. The fungi grow between the plant cells and eventually grow inside the

• Koppert One

  all-in-one digital platform designed to simplify and strengthen biological crop protection . By combining expert knowledge, smart tools, and real-time data, it [...] reliable insights into both direct and indirect effects, from mortality and disrupted development to reduced fertility and repellent behavior. Powered by data [...] Integrated Pest Management strategy, improve crop performance, and achieve more sustainable and profitable results. Go to web app Apply nematodes at the right

• Vidi Terrum

  Vidi Terrum supports the plant's metabolism leading to better fruit set and size, and better bulb size. Crops All crops. Mode of action Vidi Terrum provides [...] take up Vidi Terrum both through their roots and leaves. Visual effect Improved fruit setting. Pack size 5 and 20 litre containers 1000 litre IBC. Presentation [...] crop, growth substrate and climate and should always be adjusted to the particular situation Apply during flowering, fruitset and (in bulb/tuber crops)

• Pea leaf miner

  huidobrensis), occurs in a variety of vegetable and ornamental crops. It originates from South and Middle America and has subsequently spread via plant material [...] premature leaf-fall and cosmetic damage. In tropical and subtropical areas this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves [...] Life cycle and appearance of Pea leaf miner The life cycle of a leaf miner has the following stages: egg, three larval instars, a pupal instar and the adult

• Onion fly

  including leek, garlic, and onion crops. It is a small fly, measuring between 5 and 7 mm long, with a grayish-yellowish body and clear wings. The eggs are [...] The roots and leaves are harmed when the onion fly larvae tunnel into the onion bulbs. This damage may decrease the quality of the onion bulbs and make the [...] the nematodes set out in search of the larvae, eventually killing them. The fact that this biological control strategy is safe for people and non-target organisms

• Impatiens thrips

  sweet pepper, cucumber and eggplants. It lives exclusively on the leaves and is often present on weeds in greenhouses. Life cycle and appearance of Impatiens [...] subsequent stages are found on the upper- and undersides of the leaf. Pupation occurs on the leaf rather than on the ground. The prepupae and pupae remain [...] thrips (Echinothrips americanus) develops in six stages: egg, two larval instars, prepupa, pupa, and finally the adult insect. Impatiens thrips (Echinothrips

• Greenhouse crop pollination

  increased crop yields, improved fruit set, enhanced size, better coloration, extended production shelf life and quality. Natural pollination contributes [...] contributes to year-round cultivation of crops and supporting a more stable and sustainable agricultural industry. For the past 40 years we have been at the forefront [...] industry. With decades of experience and extensive research, we have gained in-depth knowledge of pollinators and their behavior. Our team of experts is

• Tobacco whitefly

  through six stages, namely egg, first, second, third and fourth larval stage (often referred to as ‘pupa’ although strictly spoken this is not true) and adult [...] high level of resistance to many insecticides and its propensity for the transmission of viruses. Life cycle and appearance of Tobacco whitefly The tobacco [...] but is slightly smaller and yellower. More distinctively, the wings of the tobacco whitefly ( Bemisia tabaci ) are held vertical and parallel along the body